diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
index 6fec45e1dc..eb81b7e952 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
@@ -4720,6 +4720,14 @@ async fn persist_pre_turn_items_for_compaction_outcome(
     response_item: ResponseItem,
 ) {
     match outcome {
+        PreTurnCompactionOutcome::NotNeeded => {
+            if !pre_turn_context_items.is_empty() {
+                sess.record_conversation_items(turn_context, pre_turn_context_items)
+                    .await;
+            }
+            sess.record_user_prompt_and_emit_turn_item(turn_context.as_ref(), input, response_item)
+                .await;
+        }
         PreTurnCompactionOutcome::CompactedWithIncomingItems => {
             // Pre-turn compaction includes incoming items only for the compaction request itself.
             // Persist canonical turn context directly above the incoming user item so context
@@ -4732,14 +4740,6 @@ async fn persist_pre_turn_items_for_compaction_outcome(
             sess.record_user_prompt_and_emit_turn_item(turn_context.as_ref(), input, response_item)
                 .await;
         }
-        PreTurnCompactionOutcome::NotNeeded => {
-            if !pre_turn_context_items.is_empty() {
-                sess.record_conversation_items(turn_context, pre_turn_context_items)
-                    .await;
-            }
-            sess.record_user_prompt_and_emit_turn_item(turn_context.as_ref(), input, response_item)
-                .await;
-        }
         // TODO(ccunningham): Followup PR will use compacting excluding incoming items as a fallback
         // (even though it is out of distribution for current models).
         // Also future models may prefer compacting pre-turn history without incoming turn items.