diff --git a/crates/assistant/src/assistant_panel.rs b/crates/assistant/src/assistant_panel.rs
index ae789a3f92..a215fbc8fd 100644
--- a/crates/assistant/src/assistant_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant/src/assistant_panel.rs
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ impl ConversationEditor {
             workspace: workspace.downgrade(),
             _subscriptions,
         };
-        this.update_active_buffer(workspace, cx);
+        cx.defer(|this, cx| this.update_active_buffer(workspace, cx));
         this.update_message_headers(cx);
         this
     }