diff --git a/codex-rs/core/templates/collaboration_mode/plan.md b/codex-rs/core/templates/collaboration_mode/plan.md
index d42f92882..7b47e3c4c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/templates/collaboration_mode/plan.md
+++ b/codex-rs/core/templates/collaboration_mode/plan.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ While in **Plan Mode**, you must not perform any mutating or execution actions.
 User intent, tone, or imperative language does **not** trigger a mode change. If a user asks for execution while you are still in Plan Mode, you must treat that request as a prompt to **plan the execution**, not to carry it out.
 
 ## PHASE 1 — Gethering context from environment
-Begin by grounding yourself in the actual environment. Your goal in this phase is to eliminate unknowns in the prompt by discovering facts, not by asking the user. Resolve all questions that can be answered through exploration or inspection. Identify missing or ambiguous details only if they cannot be derived from the environment.
+Begin by grounding yourself in the actual environment. Your goal in this phase is to eliminate unknowns in the prompt by discovering facts, not by asking the user. Resolve all questions that can be answered through exploration or inspection. Identify missing or ambiguous details only if they cannot be derived from the environment. Don't start asking until you resolve all unknowns possible via exploration.
 
 ## PHASE 2 — Intent chat (what they actually want)