diff --git a/src/ui/windows/console_tab.cpp b/src/ui/windows/console_tab.cpp
index 27f34bd..4d67e8b 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows/console_tab.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/windows/console_tab.cpp
@@ -1635,13 +1635,20 @@ void ConsoleTab::renderCommandDetail(const ConsoleCommandEntry& cmd, const char*
         if (a == std::string::npos) return std::string();
         return s.substr(a, s.find_last_not_of(" \t") - a + 1);
     };
+    // Include fields up to the last one that is filled OR required; trailing empty optionals are
+    // dropped. An empty field that must still be included (a blank required field, or a gap before a
+    // later filled field — positional args can't skip a middle slot) keeps its placeholder and marks
+    // the command incomplete, so Insert & run stays disabled and no typed value is silently lost.
+    int lastNeeded = -1;
+    for (size_t k = 0; k < specs.size() && k < 6; k++)
+        if (!trimStr(cmd_param_bufs_[k]).empty() || !specs[k].optional) lastNeeded = (int)k;
     bool complete = specs.size() <= 6;
     std::string built = cmd.name;
-    for (size_t k = 0, stop = 0; k < specs.size() && k < 6 && !stop; k++) {
+    for (int k = 0; k <= lastNeeded; k++) {
         std::string val = trimStr(cmd_param_bufs_[k]);
         if (val.empty()) {
-            if (specs[k].optional) stop = 1;                        // omit this + trailing optionals
-            else { built += " " + specs[k].raw; complete = false; } // required placeholder
+            built += " " + specs[k].raw;
+            complete = false;
         } else {
             if (specs[k].type == "string" && val.front() != '"' && val.front() != '\'' &&
                 val.front() != '[' && val.front() != '{')