diff --git a/modules/chat.py b/modules/chat.py
index 19f7d07f..1649a6e8 100644
--- a/modules/chat.py
+++ b/modules/chat.py
@@ -1056,9 +1056,10 @@ def chatbot_wrapper(text, state, regenerate=False, _continue=False, loading_mess
 
     if _continue:
         # Reprocess the entire internal text for extensions (like translation).
-        # Skip the rebuild when the visible text contains <tool_call> markers,
+        # Skip entirely when the visible text contains <tool_call> markers,
         # since those only exist in visible (internal is cleared after each tool
-        # execution) and rebuilding from internal would destroy them.
+        # execution) and rebuilding from internal would destroy them. Output
+        # extensions also can't handle the raw <tool_call> markup safely.
         if '<tool_call>' not in output['visible'][-1][1]:
             full_internal = output['internal'][-1][1]
             if state['mode'] in ['chat', 'chat-instruct']:
@@ -1069,9 +1070,6 @@ def chatbot_wrapper(text, state, regenerate=False, _continue=False, loading_mess
             full_visible = html.escape(full_visible)
             if not state.get('_skip_output_extensions'):
                 output['visible'][-1][1] = apply_extensions('output', full_visible, state, is_chat=True)
-        else:
-            if not state.get('_skip_output_extensions'):
-                output['visible'][-1][1] = apply_extensions('output', output['visible'][-1][1], state, is_chat=True)
     else:
         if not state.get('_skip_output_extensions'):
             output['visible'][-1][1] = apply_extensions('output', output['visible'][-1][1], state, is_chat=True)
@@ -1141,16 +1139,6 @@ def generate_chat_reply_wrapper(text, state, regenerate=False, _continue=False):
     if not character_is_loaded(state):
         return
 
-    # On regenerate, clear old tool_sequence metadata so it gets rebuilt.
-    # Save it first so it can be stored per-version below.
-    _old_tool_sequence = None
-    if regenerate:
-        history = state['history']
-        meta = history.get('metadata', {})
-        row_idx = len(history['internal']) - 1
-        if row_idx >= 0:
-            _old_tool_sequence = meta.get(f'assistant_{row_idx}', {}).pop('tool_sequence', None)
-
     if state['start_with'] != '' and not _continue:
         if regenerate:
             text, state['history'] = remove_last_message(state['history'])
@@ -1160,13 +1148,25 @@ def generate_chat_reply_wrapper(text, state, regenerate=False, _continue=False):
         send_dummy_message(text, state)
         send_dummy_reply(state['start_with'], state)
 
+    # On regenerate, clear old tool_sequence metadata so it gets rebuilt.
+    # Save it first so it can be stored per-version below.
+    # This must happen after the start_with logic above, which may remove
+    # and re-add messages, changing which row we operate on.
+    _old_tool_sequence = None
+    if regenerate:
+        history = state['history']
+        meta = history.get('metadata', {})
+        row_idx = len(history['internal']) - 1
+        if row_idx >= 0:
+            _old_tool_sequence = meta.get(f'assistant_{row_idx}', {}).pop('tool_sequence', None)
+
     # Load tools if any are selected
     selected = state.get('selected_tools', [])
     parseToolCall = None
     if selected:
-        from modules.tool_use import load_tools, execute_tool, generate_tool_call_id
+        from modules.tool_use import load_tools, execute_tool
         try:
-            from extensions.openai.utils import parseToolCall
+            from extensions.openai.utils import parseToolCall, getToolCallId
         except ImportError:
             logger.warning('Tool calling requires the openai extension for parseToolCall. Disabling tools.')
             selected = []
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ def generate_chat_reply_wrapper(text, state, regenerate=False, _continue=False):
         serialized = []
         tc_headers = []
         for tc in parsed_calls:
-            tc['id'] = generate_tool_call_id()
+            tc['id'] = getToolCallId()
             fn_name = tc['function']['name']
             fn_args = tc['function'].get('arguments', {})
 
diff --git a/modules/tool_use.py b/modules/tool_use.py
index e464d5d4..d65c14ed 100644
--- a/modules/tool_use.py
+++ b/modules/tool_use.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import importlib.util
 import json
-import random
 
 from modules import shared
 from modules.logging_colors import logger
@@ -49,12 +48,6 @@ def load_tools(selected_names):
     return tool_defs, executors
 
 
-def generate_tool_call_id():
-    """Generate a unique tool call ID (e.g. 'call_a1b2c3d4')."""
-    chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789"
-    return "call_" + "".join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(8))
-
-
 def execute_tool(func_name, arguments, executors):
     """Execute a tool by function name. Returns result as a JSON string."""
     fn = executors.get(func_name)