diff --git a/src/agents/ollama-stream.test.ts b/src/agents/ollama-stream.test.ts
index 3e465ec8368..03d35834db7 100644
--- a/src/agents/ollama-stream.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/ollama-stream.test.ts
@@ -598,6 +598,33 @@ describe("createOllamaStreamFn", () => {
       },
     );
   });
+
+  it("sends think:false when reasoning is 'off'", async () => {
+    await withMockNdjsonFetch(
+      [
+        '{"model":"m","created_at":"t","message":{"role":"assistant","content":"ok"},"done":false}',
+        '{"model":"m","created_at":"t","message":{"role":"assistant","content":""},"done":true,"prompt_eval_count":1,"eval_count":1}',
+      ],
+      async (fetchMock) => {
+        const streamFn = createOllamaStreamFn("http://ollama-host:11434");
+        const stream = await streamFn(
+          {
+            id: "deepseek-r1:32b",
+            api: "ollama",
+            provider: "ollama",
+            contextWindow: 131072,
+          } as never,
+          { messages: [{ role: "user", content: "hello" }] } as never,
+          { reasoning: "off" } as never,
+        );
+        await collectStreamEvents(stream);
+
+        const [, reqInit] = fetchMock.mock.calls[0] as unknown as [string, RequestInit];
+        const body = JSON.parse(reqInit.body as string) as { think?: boolean };
+        expect(body.think).toBe(false);
+      },
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe("resolveOllamaBaseUrlForRun", () => {
diff --git a/src/agents/ollama-stream.ts b/src/agents/ollama-stream.ts
index e92b0897144..1c3048b67a1 100644
--- a/src/agents/ollama-stream.ts
+++ b/src/agents/ollama-stream.ts
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ export function createOllamaStreamFn(
         // `think` boolean. Forward the reasoning level so `think: false` is
         // sent explicitly when thinking is disabled (#46680).
         const thinkParam: { think?: boolean } = {};
-        if (options?.reasoning) {
+        if (options?.reasoning && options.reasoning !== "off") {
           thinkParam.think = true;
-        } else if (options && !options.reasoning) {
+        } else if (options) {
           // Thinking explicitly disabled – tell Ollama not to think.
           thinkParam.think = false;
         }