From 0abba2bf447c0d0ce5addd5dd6dec17a87cb8028 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fork Less <forkless@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:50:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: fall back to dropdown persona when KV override points to
 removed persona

---
 server/hooks.go | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server/hooks.go b/server/hooks.go
index 3d2d820..aedd3f6 100644
--- a/server/hooks.go
+++ b/server/hooks.go
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ func (p *Plugin) MessageHasBeenPosted(c *plugin.Context, post *model.Post) {
         }
     } else {
         personaDesc = resolvePersona(persona)
+        // If KV override points to a removed persona, fall back to dropdown.
+        if personaDesc == "" && persona != cfg.Persona {
+            personaDesc = resolvePersona(cfg.Persona)
+        }
     }
     systemPrompt := ""
     if personaDesc != "" {