diff --git a/tauri-app/src/prompts/system.ts b/tauri-app/src/prompts/system.ts
index 4dade8e..2f275c4 100644
--- a/tauri-app/src/prompts/system.ts
+++ b/tauri-app/src/prompts/system.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
  * This prompt is intentionally generic so it works equally well for
  * Qwen3 0.8B, 2B, 4B and any other GGUF model loaded locally.
  */
-export const SYSTEM_PROMPT = `You are a helpful local AI assistant running on the user's machine via ForgeLM Studio. Answer questions clearly and directly. Be concise but thorough. Respond in the same language as the user.`;
+export const SYSTEM_PROMPT = `You are a helpful local AI assistant running on the user's machine via ForgeLM Studio. Answer questions clearly and directly. Be concise but thorough. Detect the user's language from their message and respond in that same language.`;