diff --git a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
index 3195a52c..9185b417 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
@@ -162,10 +162,8 @@ export async function main() {
 
   // Create a new chat on startup.
   try {
-    const countOutput = execFileSync('/home/jcarr/go/bin/regex', ['--count-auto'], { encoding: 'utf8' });
-    const count = parseInt(countOutput.trim(), 10);
-    const topic = `Auto ${count + 1}`;
-    execFileSync('/home/jcarr/go/bin/regex', ['--new-chat', sessionId, topic]);
+    const topic = execFileSync('/home/jcarr/go/bin/regex', ['--get-next-auto-topic'], { encoding: 'utf8' });
+    execFileSync('/home/jcarr/go/bin/regex', ['--new-chat', sessionId, topic.trim()]);
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(`Error creating new chat: ${e}`);
   }