diff --git a/reginaldCog/reginald.py b/reginaldCog/reginald.py
index 1b9834b..e61e96a 100644
--- a/reginaldCog/reginald.py
+++ b/reginaldCog/reginald.py
@@ -97,24 +97,29 @@ class ReginaldCog(commands.Cog):
                 
                 memory.append({"user": user_name, "content": prompt})
                 memory.append({"user": "Reginald", "content": response_text})
-                if len(memory) > self.short_term_memory_limit:
-                    summary = await self.summarize_memory(memory)
 
-                    if channel_id not in mid_memory:
-                        mid_memory[channel_id] = []
+        if len(memory) > self.short_term_memory_limit:
+            summary = await self.summarize_memory(memory)
 
-                    mid_memory[channel_id].append({
-                        "timestamp": datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"),
-                        "topics": self.extract_topics_from_summary(summary),
-                        "summary": summary
-                    })
+            if channel_id not in mid_memory:
+                mid_memory[channel_id] = []
 
-                    if len(mid_memory[channel_id]) > 10:  # Keep only last 10 summaries
-                        mid_memory[channel_id].pop(0)
+            mid_memory[channel_id].append({
+                "timestamp": datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"),
+                "topics": self.extract_topics_from_summary(summary),
+                "summary": summary
+            })
 
-                    memory = memory[-100:]
+            if len(mid_memory[channel_id]) > 10:  # Keep only last 10 summaries
+                mid_memory[channel_id].pop(0)
 
-                short_memory[channel_id] = memory
+            # ✅ Only prune short-term memory if a new summary was made
+            retention_ratio = 0.25  # Keep 25% of messages for immediate continuity
+            keep_count = max(1, int(len(memory) * retention_ratio))  # Keep at least 1 message
+            memory = memory[-keep_count:]  # Remove oldest 75%, keep recent
+
+
+        short_memory[channel_id] = memory
 
         await ctx.send(response_text[:2000])