diff --git a/crates/tui/src/commands/user_commands.rs b/crates/tui/src/commands/user_commands.rs
index 7ad330f8..48260bfe 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/commands/user_commands.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/commands/user_commands.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use crate::tui::app::{App, AppAction};
+use crate::tui::app::{App, AppAction, HuntVerdict};
 
 use super::CommandResult;
 
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ pub fn try_dispatch_user_command(app: &mut App, input: &str) -> Option<CommandRe
             let (metadata, body) = parse_frontmatter(content);
             app.hunt.quarry = None;
             app.hunt.started_at = None;
+            app.hunt.verdict = HuntVerdict::Hunting;
+            app.hunt.token_budget = None;
             app.active_allowed_tools = None;
             for (key, value) in &metadata {
                 match key.as_str() {
@@ -605,11 +607,17 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = try_dispatch_user_command(&mut app, "/described").unwrap();
         assert_eq!(app.hunt.quarry.as_deref(), Some("Scan repos"));
         assert!(app.hunt.started_at.is_some());
+        assert_eq!(app.hunt.verdict, crate::tui::app::HuntVerdict::Hunting);
+        assert_eq!(app.hunt.token_budget, None);
         assert_eq!(app.active_allowed_tools, Some(vec!["bash".to_string()]));
 
+        app.hunt.verdict = crate::tui::app::HuntVerdict::Escaped;
+        app.hunt.token_budget = Some(42);
         let _ = try_dispatch_user_command(&mut app, "/plain").unwrap();
         assert_eq!(app.hunt.quarry, None);
         assert_eq!(app.hunt.started_at, None);
+        assert_eq!(app.hunt.verdict, crate::tui::app::HuntVerdict::Hunting);
+        assert_eq!(app.hunt.token_budget, None);
         assert_eq!(app.active_allowed_tools, None);
     }