diff --git a/plugins/goal-mode/transcript.js b/plugins/goal-mode/transcript.js
index f7ef701..fc35116 100644
--- a/plugins/goal-mode/transcript.js
+++ b/plugins/goal-mode/transcript.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function formatTranscript(messages, maxChars = DEFAULT_MAX_CHARS) {
     const half = Math.floor(Math.max(1, maxChars) / 2);
     const head = out.slice(0, half);
     const tail = out.slice(-half);
-    out = `${head}\n\n...[transcript truncated — ${out.length} total chars, keeping first ${half} + last ${half}]\n\n${tail}`;
+    out = `…[transcript truncated — ${out.length} total chars, keeping first ${half} + last ${half}]\n\n${head}\n\n${tail}`;
   }
   return out;
 }