diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
index 3e71bd95d6..4995c67e61 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
@@ -1477,8 +1477,8 @@
 
 				chatTitle.set(chatContent.title);
 
-				params = chatContent?.params ?? {};
-				chatFiles = chatContent?.files ?? [];
+				params = structuredClone(chatContent?.params ?? {});
+				chatFiles = structuredClone(chatContent?.files ?? []);
 
 				// Load tasks from chat-level DB field
 				chatTasks = chat?.tasks ?? [];