diff --git a/public/claude-ide/terminal.js b/public/claude-ide/terminal.js
index d9610a61..5fe45750 100644
--- a/public/claude-ide/terminal.js
+++ b/public/claude-ide/terminal.js
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ class TerminalManager {
         // Wait a moment for terminal to be ready
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
         // Launch Claude CLI with skip permissions flag
+        // Note: Keep mode as 'mixed' since we're not attaching to a session
         await this.launchCommand(terminalId, 'claude --dangerously-skip-permissions\n');
-        await this.setMode(terminalId, 'session');
 
         if (!silent) {
           showToast('Claude Code CLI terminal created', 'success');