diff --git a/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py b/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py
index 80f939cf7bd..5333c91fc86 100644
--- a/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py
+++ b/backend/ee/danswer/server/query_and_chat/chat_backend.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def handle_send_message_simple_with_history(
     full_chat_msg_info = CreateChatMessageRequest(
         chat_session_id=chat_session.id,
         parent_message_id=chat_message.id,
-        message=rephrased_query,
+        message=query,
         file_descriptors=[],
         prompt_id=req.prompt_id,
         search_doc_ids=None,