diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/hot_topics_gist_batch.rb b/app/jobs/regular/hot_topics_gist_batch.rb
index e6513104..b5ff3a7e 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/hot_topics_gist_batch.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/hot_topics_gist_batch.rb
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ module ::Jobs
           summarizer = DiscourseAi::Summarization.topic_gist(topic)
           gist = summarizer.existing_summary
 
-          summarizer.delete_cached_summaries! if gist && gist.outdated
+          if gist.blank? || gist.outdated
+            summarizer.delete_cached_summaries!
 
-          summarizer.summarize(Discourse.system_user)
+            summarizer.summarize(Discourse.system_user)
+          end
         end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/jobs/regular/hot_topics_gist_batch_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/regular/hot_topics_gist_batch_spec.rb
index faa137d1..2e0e7ee3 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/regular/hot_topics_gist_batch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/regular/hot_topics_gist_batch_spec.rb
@@ -61,10 +61,15 @@ RSpec.describe Jobs::HotTopicsGistBatch do
         end
 
         it "does nothing if the gist is up to date" do
-          subject.execute({})
+          updated_gist = "They updated me :("
+
+          DiscourseAi::Completions::Llm.with_prepared_responses([updated_gist]) do
+            subject.execute({})
+          end
 
           gist = AiSummary.gist.find_by(target: topic_1)
-          expect(gist.summarized_text).to eq(ai_gist.summarized_text)
+          expect(AiSummary.gist.where(target: topic_1).count).to eq(1)
+          expect(gist.summarized_text).not_to eq(updated_gist)
           expect(gist.original_content_sha).to eq(ai_gist.original_content_sha)
         end