diff --git a/routes/chat_routes.py b/routes/chat_routes.py
index 705fa4ba9..848b36dbb 100644
--- a/routes/chat_routes.py
+++ b/routes/chat_routes.py
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ def setup_chat_routes(
         # by default without having to send allow_bash in every request.
         if allow_bash is not None and str(allow_bash).lower() != "true":
             disabled_tools.add("bash")
+        _explicit_web_intent = bool(_tool_intent and _tool_intent.category == "web")
         if (
             allow_web_search is not None
             and str(allow_web_search).lower() != "true"