diff --git a/kinode/src/kernel/standard_host.rs b/kinode/src/kernel/standard_host.rs
index 388539412..d11b09917 100644
--- a/kinode/src/kernel/standard_host.rs
+++ b/kinode/src/kernel/standard_host.rs
@@ -101,10 +101,16 @@ impl process::ProcessState {
     ) -> Result<(wit::Address, wit::Message), (wit::SendError, Option<wit::Context>)> {
         let (mut km, context) = match incoming {
             Ok(mut km) => match km.message {
-                t::Message::Request(_) => {
+                t::Message::Request(t::Request {
+                    ref expects_response,
+                    ..
+                }) => {
                     self.last_blob = km.lazy_load_blob;
                     km.lazy_load_blob = None;
-                    self.prompting_message = Some(km.clone());
+                    if expects_response.is_some() || km.rsvp.is_some() {
+                        // update prompting_message iff there is someone to reply to
+                        self.prompting_message = Some(km.clone());
+                    }
                     (km, None)
                 }
                 t::Message::Response(_) => match self.contexts.remove(&km.id) {
diff --git a/kinode/src/kernel/standard_host_v0.rs b/kinode/src/kernel/standard_host_v0.rs
index 9ab407249..adbb462ee 100644
--- a/kinode/src/kernel/standard_host_v0.rs
+++ b/kinode/src/kernel/standard_host_v0.rs
@@ -101,10 +101,16 @@ impl process::ProcessState {
     ) -> Result<(wit::Address, wit::Message), (wit::SendError, Option<wit::Context>)> {
         let (mut km, context) = match incoming {
             Ok(mut km) => match km.message {
-                t::Message::Request(_) => {
+                t::Message::Request(t::Request {
+                    ref expects_response,
+                    ..
+                }) => {
                     self.last_blob = km.lazy_load_blob;
                     km.lazy_load_blob = None;
-                    self.prompting_message = Some(km.clone());
+                    if expects_response.is_some() || km.rsvp.is_some() {
+                        // update prompting_message iff there is someone to reply to
+                        self.prompting_message = Some(km.clone());
+                    }
                     (km, None)
                 }
                 t::Message::Response(_) => match self.contexts.remove(&km.id) {