diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/queue_cmd.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/queue_cmd.rs
index e6cca4cc4c..9fa64e4633 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/queue_cmd.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/queue_cmd.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_queue_command(
         thread_id,
         "external".to_string(),
         cmd.message,
-        None,
+        /*instructions*/ None,
         "{}".to_string(),
         delivery.as_str().to_string(),
         unix_timestamp_now()?,