diff --git a/VoiceInk/Services/PromptDetectionService.swift b/VoiceInk/Services/PromptDetectionService.swift
index a2fcbe9..74944f7 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Services/PromptDetectionService.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Services/PromptDetectionService.swift
@@ -21,14 +21,17 @@ class PromptDetectionService {
         let originalPromptId = enhancementService.selectedPromptId
 
         if let selectedText = SelectedTextService.fetchSelectedText(), !selectedText.isEmpty {
-            return PromptDetectionResult(
-                shouldEnableAI: true,
-                selectedPromptId: PredefinedPrompts.assistantPromptId,
-                processedText: text, // The user's speech is the prompt for the selected text
-                detectedTriggerWord: nil,
-                originalEnhancementState: originalEnhancementState,
-                originalPromptId: originalPromptId
-            )
+            let wordCount = selectedText.split { $0.isWhitespace || $0.isNewline }.count
+            if wordCount >= 2 {
+                return PromptDetectionResult(
+                    shouldEnableAI: true,
+                    selectedPromptId: PredefinedPrompts.assistantPromptId,
+                    processedText: text, // The user's speech is the prompt for the selected text
+                    detectedTriggerWord: nil,
+                    originalEnhancementState: originalEnhancementState,
+                    originalPromptId: originalPromptId
+                )
+            }
         }
 
         for prompt in enhancementService.allPrompts {