diff --git a/enterprise/app/jobs/captain/conversation/response_builder_job.rb b/enterprise/app/jobs/captain/conversation/response_builder_job.rb
index 36d80fa2d..136b2c14f 100644
--- a/enterprise/app/jobs/captain/conversation/response_builder_job.rb
+++ b/enterprise/app/jobs/captain/conversation/response_builder_job.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Captain::Conversation::ResponseBuilderJob < ApplicationJob
     @response = Captain::Llm::AssistantChatService.new(assistant: @assistant, conversation: @conversation).generate_response(
       message_history: message_history
     )
-    classify_v1_response_action(message_history)
+    classify_v1_response_action(message_history) if conversation_pending?
     process_response
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/enterprise/jobs/captain/conversation/response_builder_job_spec.rb b/spec/enterprise/jobs/captain/conversation/response_builder_job_spec.rb
index ca3d7b61f..23dcaccdf 100644
--- a/spec/enterprise/jobs/captain/conversation/response_builder_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/enterprise/jobs/captain/conversation/response_builder_job_spec.rb
@@ -138,6 +138,20 @@ RSpec.describe Captain::Conversation::ResponseBuilderJob, type: :job do
           expect(conversation.messages.outgoing.last.content).to eq('Hey, welcome to Captain Specs')
           expect(account.reload.usage_limits[:captain][:responses][:consumed]).to eq(1)
         end
+
+        it 'skips the classifier when the conversation is no longer pending after response generation' do
+          allow(mock_llm_chat_service).to receive(:generate_response) do
+            conversation.open!
+            { 'response' => 'Hey, welcome to Captain Specs' }
+          end
+
+          expect(Captain::Llm::AssistantActionClassifierService).not_to receive(:new)
+
+          described_class.perform_now(conversation, assistant)
+
+          expect(conversation.messages.outgoing.count).to eq(0)
+          expect(account.reload.usage_limits[:captain][:responses][:consumed]).to eq(0)
+        end
       end
 
       it 'does not send a response when the conversation is no longer pending' do