diff --git a/ts/packages/dispatcher/dispatcher/src/dispatcher.ts b/ts/packages/dispatcher/dispatcher/src/dispatcher.ts
index 5684b2052..aa07097e1 100644
--- a/ts/packages/dispatcher/dispatcher/src/dispatcher.ts
+++ b/ts/packages/dispatcher/dispatcher/src/dispatcher.ts
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ export function createDispatcherFromContext(
                 // Use original requestId so display appends to same message group
                 context.currentRequestId = pending.requestId;
                 context.commandResult = undefined;
+                let commandResult: CommandResult | undefined;
                 try {
                     const appAgent = context.agents.getAppAgent(
                         pending.agentName,
@@ -611,11 +612,11 @@ export function createDispatcherFromContext(
                         }
                     }
                 } finally {
-                    const result = context.commandResult;
+                    commandResult = context.commandResult;
                     context.commandResult = undefined;
                     context.currentRequestId = undefined;
-                    return result;
                 }
+                return commandResult;
             });
         },
         async respondToInteraction(
diff --git a/ts/packages/dispatcher/dispatcher/test/chainedChoice.spec.ts b/ts/packages/dispatcher/dispatcher/test/chainedChoice.spec.ts
index fb61d02ec..908bc402e 100644
--- a/ts/packages/dispatcher/dispatcher/test/chainedChoice.spec.ts
+++ b/ts/packages/dispatcher/dispatcher/test/chainedChoice.spec.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ const handlers = {
                     ),
                 ),
         },
+        fail: {
+            description: "Returns a choice whose callback fails",
+            run: async () =>
+                createYesNoChoiceResult(choiceManager, "fail?", async () => {
+                    throw new Error("choice callback failed");
+                }),
+        },
     },
 } as const;
 
@@ -140,4 +147,19 @@ describe("Chained choice cards", () => {
         expect(captured[1].message).toBe("second?");
         expect(captured[1].choiceId).not.toBe(captured[0].choiceId);
     }, 10_000);
+
+    it("propagates choice callback failures without blocking later choices", async () => {
+        await awaitCommand(dispatcher, "@choicechain fail");
+        const choice = captured.at(-1)!;
+
+        await expect(
+            dispatcher.respondToChoice(choice.choiceId, true),
+        ).rejects.toThrow("choice callback failed");
+
+        await awaitCommand(dispatcher, "@choicechain chain");
+        const nextChoice = captured.at(-1)!;
+        await dispatcher.respondToChoice(nextChoice.choiceId, true);
+
+        expect(captured.at(-1)!.message).toBe("second?");
+    });
 });