diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
index 3cd3c57dcb..c5147a19d6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
@@ -443,6 +443,11 @@ impl PersonalityCatalogCache {
         catalog
     }
 
+    fn clear(&mut self) {
+        self.catalogs.clear();
+        self.lru.clear();
+    }
+
     fn touch(&mut self, cwd: &Path) {
         if let Some(index) = self.lru.iter().position(|entry| entry.as_path() == cwd) {
             self.lru.remove(index);
@@ -664,6 +669,10 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
+    async fn clear_personality_catalog_cache(&self) {
+        self.personality_catalogs.lock().await.clear();
+    }
+
     async fn personality_catalog_for_cwd(
         &self,
         cwd: &AbsolutePathBuf,
@@ -673,12 +682,13 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
             return Ok(catalog);
         }
 
+        let cloud_requirements = self.current_cloud_requirements();
         let config_layer_stack = load_config_layers_state(
             &self.config.codex_home,
             Some(cwd.clone()),
             cli_overrides,
             LoaderOverrides::default(),
-            CloudRequirementsLoader::default(),
+            cloud_requirements,
         )
         .await
         .map_err(|err| config_load_error(&err))?;
@@ -1268,6 +1278,7 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                     let active_login = self.active_login.clone();
                     let auth_manager = self.auth_manager.clone();
                     let cloud_requirements = self.cloud_requirements.clone();
+                    let personality_catalogs = self.personality_catalogs.clone();
                     let chatgpt_base_url = self.config.chatgpt_base_url.clone();
                     let codex_home = self.config.codex_home.clone();
                     let cli_overrides = self.current_cli_overrides();
@@ -1306,6 +1317,7 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                                 chatgpt_base_url,
                                 codex_home,
                             );
+                            personality_catalogs.lock().await.clear();
                             sync_default_client_residency_requirement(
                                 &cli_overrides,
                                 cloud_requirements.as_ref(),
@@ -1385,6 +1397,7 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                     let active_login = self.active_login.clone();
                     let auth_manager = self.auth_manager.clone();
                     let cloud_requirements = self.cloud_requirements.clone();
+                    let personality_catalogs = self.personality_catalogs.clone();
                     let chatgpt_base_url = self.config.chatgpt_base_url.clone();
                     let codex_home = self.config.codex_home.clone();
                     let cli_overrides = self.current_cli_overrides();
@@ -1420,6 +1433,7 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                                 chatgpt_base_url,
                                 codex_home,
                             );
+                            personality_catalogs.lock().await.clear();
                             sync_default_client_residency_requirement(
                                 &cli_overrides,
                                 cloud_requirements.as_ref(),
@@ -1560,6 +1574,7 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
             self.config.chatgpt_base_url.clone(),
             self.config.codex_home.clone(),
         );
+        self.clear_personality_catalog_cache().await;
         let cli_overrides = self.current_cli_overrides();
         sync_default_client_residency_requirement(&cli_overrides, self.cloud_requirements.as_ref())
             .await;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index 328dcaa941..fd405a5cc9 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -5849,8 +5849,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
             .config
             .personality
             .clone()
-            .filter(|_| self.config.features.enabled(Feature::Personality))
-            .filter(|personality| !personality.is_none());
+            .filter(|_| self.config.features.enabled(Feature::Personality));
         let service_tier = self.config.service_tier.map(Some);
         let op = AppCommand::user_turn(
             items,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/plan_mode.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/plan_mode.rs
index e3f779c26e..668093db2b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/plan_mode.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/plan_mode.rs
@@ -1365,6 +1365,23 @@ async fn user_turn_includes_personality_from_config() {
     }
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn user_turn_preserves_explicit_none_personality_from_config() {
+    let (mut chat, _rx, mut op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(Some("gpt-5.2-codex")).await;
+    chat.set_feature_enabled(Feature::Personality, /*enabled*/ true);
+    chat.thread_id = Some(ThreadId::new());
+    chat.set_model("gpt-5.2-codex");
+    chat.set_personality(Personality::none());
+
+    chat.bottom_pane
+        .set_composer_text("hello".to_string(), Vec::new(), Vec::new());
+    chat.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::from(KeyCode::Enter));
+    match next_submit_op(&mut op_rx) {
+        Op::UserTurn { personality, .. } if personality == Some(Personality::none()) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected Op::UserTurn with none personality, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn plan_update_renders_history_cell() {
     let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;