diff --git a/lib/completions/dialects/command.rb b/lib/completions/dialects/command.rb
index 6af4b10f..ce390d8e 100644
--- a/lib/completions/dialects/command.rb
+++ b/lib/completions/dialects/command.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ module DiscourseAi
         end
 
         def user_msg(msg)
-          content = prompt.text_only(msg)
+          content = DiscourseAi::Completions::Prompt.text_only(msg)
           user_message = { role: "USER", message: content }
           user_message[:message] = "#{msg[:id]}: #{content}" if msg[:id]
           user_message
diff --git a/lib/completions/dialects/nova.rb b/lib/completions/dialects/nova.rb
index 9dc88097..10098c26 100644
--- a/lib/completions/dialects/nova.rb
+++ b/lib/completions/dialects/nova.rb
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ module DiscourseAi
             end
           end
 
-          { role: "user", content: prompt.text_only(msg), images: images }
+          { role: "user", content: DiscourseAi::Completions::Prompt.text_only(msg), images: images }
         end
 
         def model_msg(msg)
diff --git a/lib/completions/dialects/ollama.rb b/lib/completions/dialects/ollama.rb
index fe31bc1d..60d58455 100644
--- a/lib/completions/dialects/ollama.rb
+++ b/lib/completions/dialects/ollama.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module DiscourseAi
         end
 
         def user_msg(msg)
-          user_message = { role: "user", content: prompt.text_only(msg) }
+          user_message = { role: "user", content: DiscourseAi::Completions::Prompt.text_only(msg) }
 
           encoded_uploads = prompt.encoded_uploads(msg)
           if encoded_uploads.present?
diff --git a/lib/completions/prompt.rb b/lib/completions/prompt.rb
index 8810257c..0641b64f 100644
--- a/lib/completions/prompt.rb
+++ b/lib/completions/prompt.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ module DiscourseAi
       attr_reader :messages, :tools, :system_message_text
       attr_accessor :topic_id, :post_id, :max_pixels, :tool_choice
 
+      def self.text_only(message)
+        if message[:content].is_a?(Array)
+          message[:content].map { |element| element if element.is_a?(String) }.compact.join
+        else
+          message[:content]
+        end
+      end
+
       def initialize(
         system_message_text = nil,
         messages: [],
@@ -146,14 +154,6 @@ module DiscourseAi
         []
       end
 
-      def text_only(message)
-        if message[:content].is_a?(Array)
-          message[:content].map { |element| element if element.is_a?(String) }.compact.join
-        else
-          message[:content]
-        end
-      end
-
       def encode_upload(upload_id)
         UploadEncoder.encode(upload_ids: [upload_id], max_pixels: max_pixels).first
       end
diff --git a/lib/personas/persona.rb b/lib/personas/persona.rb
index d1483f0a..ff9affcc 100644
--- a/lib/personas/persona.rb
+++ b/lib/personas/persona.rb
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ module DiscourseAi
 
         # first response
         if latest_interactions.length == 1
-          consolidated_question = latest_interactions[0][:content]
+          consolidated_question = DiscourseAi::Completions::Prompt.text_only(latest_interactions[0])
         else
           consolidated_question =
             DiscourseAi::Personas::QuestionConsolidator.consolidate_question(
diff --git a/lib/personas/question_consolidator.rb b/lib/personas/question_consolidator.rb
index f1e0c476..d89716a5 100644
--- a/lib/personas/question_consolidator.rb
+++ b/lib/personas/question_consolidator.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module DiscourseAi
           row = +""
           row << ((message[:type] == :user) ? "user" : "model")
 
-          content = message[:content]
+          content = DiscourseAi::Completions::Prompt.text_only(message)
           current_tokens = @llm.tokenizer.tokenize(content).length
 
           allowed_tokens = @max_tokens - tokens
diff --git a/spec/lib/personas/persona_spec.rb b/spec/lib/personas/persona_spec.rb
index fe310ef8..6c226677 100644
--- a/spec/lib/personas/persona_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/personas/persona_spec.rb
@@ -306,21 +306,24 @@ RSpec.describe DiscourseAi::Personas::Persona do
 
       fab!(:llm_model) { Fabricate(:fake_model) }
 
-      it "will run the question consolidator" do
+      fab!(:custom_ai_persona) do
+        Fabricate(
+          :ai_persona,
+          name: "custom",
+          rag_conversation_chunks: 3,
+          allowed_group_ids: [Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:trust_level_0]],
+          question_consolidator_llm_id: llm_model.id,
+        )
+      end
+
+      before do
         context_embedding = vector_def.dimensions.times.map { rand(-1.0...1.0) }
         EmbeddingsGenerationStubs.hugging_face_service(consolidated_question, context_embedding)
 
-        custom_ai_persona =
-          Fabricate(
-            :ai_persona,
-            name: "custom",
-            rag_conversation_chunks: 3,
-            allowed_group_ids: [Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:trust_level_0]],
-            question_consolidator_llm_id: llm_model.id,
-          )
-
         UploadReference.ensure_exist!(target: custom_ai_persona, upload_ids: [upload.id])
+      end
 
+      it "will run the question consolidator" do
         custom_persona =
           DiscourseAi::Personas::Persona.find_by(id: custom_ai_persona.id, user: user).new
 
@@ -343,6 +346,36 @@ RSpec.describe DiscourseAi::Personas::Persona do
         expect(message).to include("the time is 1")
         expect(message).to include("in france?")
       end
+
+      context "when there are messages with uploads" do
+        let(:image100x100) { plugin_file_from_fixtures("100x100.jpg") }
+        let(:image_upload) do
+          UploadCreator.new(image100x100, "image.jpg").create_for(Discourse.system_user.id)
+        end
+
+        it "the question consolidator works" do
+          custom_persona =
+            DiscourseAi::Personas::Persona.find_by(id: custom_ai_persona.id, user: user).new
+
+          context.messages = [
+            { content: "Tell me the time", type: :user },
+            { content: "the time is 1", type: :model },
+            { content: ["in france?", { upload_id: image_upload.id }], type: :user },
+          ]
+
+          DiscourseAi::Completions::Endpoints::Fake.with_fake_content(consolidated_question) do
+            custom_persona.craft_prompt(context).messages.first[:content]
+          end
+
+          message =
+            DiscourseAi::Completions::Endpoints::Fake.last_call[:dialect].prompt.messages.last[
+              :content
+            ]
+          expect(message).to include("Tell me the time")
+          expect(message).to include("the time is 1")
+          expect(message).to include("in france?")
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context "when a persona has RAG uploads" do