diff --git a/lua/CopilotChat/init.lua b/lua/CopilotChat/init.lua
index d8a3e378..98c1c1e6 100644
--- a/lua/CopilotChat/init.lua
+++ b/lua/CopilotChat/init.lua
@@ -894,8 +894,10 @@ function M.ask(prompt, config)
         history = M.chat:get_messages()
       else
         history = {
-          content = prompt,
-          role = constants.ROLE.USER,
+          {
+            content = prompt,
+            role = constants.ROLE.USER,
+          },
         }
       end