diff --git a/CHANGELOG.yaml b/CHANGELOG.yaml
index 9ab6c3db..61bb8bcf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.yaml
+++ b/CHANGELOG.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   - Fixed response extraction failing when only a closing anchor tag was present in the LLM response (e.g., `</PHASE_INTENT>` without `<PHASE_INTENT>`).
   - "Text-Generation-WebUI / KoboldCpp: Fixed SSE streaming crash caused by unhandled [DONE] sentinel event, which resulted in a JSONDecodeError that discarded the entire generated response."
   - "Director actions: Removed redundant fix_instructions LLM call from direct_scene actor path. The FOCAL callback metadata already prevents verbatim dialogue in director instructions."
+  - "Introduce Character: Fixed the advanced introduce dialog (Ctrl+click) sending scene context as instructions to the determine-character-name template instead of the actual user instructions. The instructions textarea is now always visible in the advanced dialog."
   - "Unslop: Fixed a bug where the unslop revision could hallucinate extra content, adding duplication and redundancy from previous entries. Fixes that are substantially longer than the original text are now discarded."
   - "Encryption: Fixed API keys in agent action configs (e.g., OpenAI-compatible TTS, visual backends) being stored in plaintext. The encryption walker now handles the nested AgentActionConfig structure where the key is wrapped in a {value: ...} dict."
   - "Agent Config: Stopped persisting unified_api_key fields to config.yaml. These are static reference pointers (e.g., 'openai.api_key') defined in code and never change, so saving them was unnecessary."
diff --git a/src/talemate/agents/director/websocket_handler.py b/src/talemate/agents/director/websocket_handler.py
index 73f6de68..a5df2e0b 100644
--- a/src/talemate/agents/director/websocket_handler.py
+++ b/src/talemate/agents/director/websocket_handler.py
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@ class DirectorWebsocketHandler(DirectorChatWebsocketMixin, Plugin):
 
     async def handle_persist_character(self, data: dict):
         payload = PersistCharacterPayload(**data)
-        scene: "Scene" = self.scene
-
-        if not payload.content:
-            payload.content = scene.snapshot(lines=15)
 
         # add as asyncio task
         task = asyncio.create_task(
diff --git a/talemate_frontend/src/components/SceneToolsCreative.vue b/talemate_frontend/src/components/SceneToolsCreative.vue
index 03a38b46..4232c160 100644
--- a/talemate_frontend/src/components/SceneToolsCreative.vue
+++ b/talemate_frontend/src/components/SceneToolsCreative.vue
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@
                                 <v-checkbox v-model="newIntroduction.narrate_entry" label="Narrate entry" color="primary" hint="Narrate the character's entry into the scene."></v-checkbox>
                             </v-col>
                         </v-row>
-                        <v-row v-if="!newIntroduction.name">
+                        <v-row>
                             <v-col cols="12">
-                                <v-textarea v-model="newIntroduction.content" label="Instructions for the new character. If you have a name in mind, mention it here." rows="4" auto-grow hide-details></v-textarea>
+                                <v-textarea v-model="newIntroduction.content" :label="newIntroduction.name ? 'Instructions for the new character.' : 'Instructions for the new character. If you have a name in mind, mention it here.'" rows="4" auto-grow hide-details></v-textarea>
                             </v-col>
                         </v-row>
                         <v-row v-if="newIntroduction.narrate_entry && newIntroduction.active">