diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts
index 89a1458c2..07952727a 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/session.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export async function initSessionState(params: {
 
   let persistedThinking: string | undefined;
   let persistedVerbose: string | undefined;
+  let persistedReasoning: string | undefined;
   let persistedModelOverride: string | undefined;
   let persistedProviderOverride: string | undefined;
 
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ export async function initSessionState(params: {
     abortedLastRun = entry.abortedLastRun ?? false;
     persistedThinking = entry.thinkingLevel;
     persistedVerbose = entry.verboseLevel;
+    persistedReasoning = entry.reasoningLevel;
     persistedModelOverride = entry.modelOverride;
     persistedProviderOverride = entry.providerOverride;
   } else {
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ export async function initSessionState(params: {
     // Persist previously stored thinking/verbose levels when present.
     thinkingLevel: persistedThinking ?? baseEntry?.thinkingLevel,
     verboseLevel: persistedVerbose ?? baseEntry?.verboseLevel,
+    reasoningLevel: persistedReasoning ?? baseEntry?.reasoningLevel,
     responseUsage: baseEntry?.responseUsage,
     modelOverride: persistedModelOverride ?? baseEntry?.modelOverride,
     providerOverride: persistedProviderOverride ?? baseEntry?.providerOverride,