diff --git a/crates/goose/src/recipe/build_recipe/mod.rs b/crates/goose/src/recipe/build_recipe/mod.rs
index ddd7be58..b14d322c 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/recipe/build_recipe/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/recipe/build_recipe/mod.rs
@@ -131,23 +131,28 @@ where
     );
     let mut missing_params: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
     for param in recipe_parameters.unwrap_or_default() {
-        if !param_map.contains_key(&param.key) {
+        let raw_value = if let Some(v) = param_map.get(&param.key) {
+            Some(v.clone())
+        } else {
             match (&param.default, &param.requirement) {
-                (Some(default), _) => param_map.insert(param.key.clone(), default.clone()),
-                (None, RecipeParameterRequirement::UserPrompt) if user_prompt_fn.is_some() => {
-                    let input_value =
-                        user_prompt_fn.as_ref().unwrap()(&param.key, &param.description)?;
-                    param_map.insert(param.key.clone(), input_value)
-                }
-                _ => {
-                    missing_params.push(param.key.clone());
-                    None
-                }
-            };
-        } else if matches!(param.input_type, RecipeParameterInputType::File) {
-            let file_path = param_map.get(&param.key).unwrap();
-            let file_content = read_parameter_file_content(file_path)?;
-            param_map.insert(param.key.clone(), file_content);
+                (Some(default), _) => Some(default.clone()),
+                (None, RecipeParameterRequirement::UserPrompt) if user_prompt_fn.is_some() => Some(
+                    user_prompt_fn.as_ref().unwrap()(&param.key, &param.description)?,
+                ),
+                _ => None,
+            }
+        };
+
+        match raw_value {
+            Some(value) => {
+                let final_value = if matches!(param.input_type, RecipeParameterInputType::File) {
+                    read_parameter_file_content(&value)?
+                } else {
+                    value
+                };
+                param_map.insert(param.key.clone(), final_value);
+            }
+            None => missing_params.push(param.key.clone()),
         }
     }
     Ok((param_map, missing_params))
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/recipe/build_recipe/tests.rs b/crates/goose/src/recipe/build_recipe/tests.rs
index c486938a..de602260 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/recipe/build_recipe/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/recipe/build_recipe/tests.rs
@@ -578,6 +578,40 @@ parameters:
         assert!(instructions.contains("Test file content:"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_build_recipe_user_prompt_file_parameter_reads_file_content() {
+        let instructions_and_parameters = r#"instructions: "Test file content: {{ FILE_PARAM }}"
+parameters:
+  - key: FILE_PARAM
+    input_type: file
+    requirement: user_prompt
+    description: A file parameter"#;
+
+        let (temp_dir, recipe_file) = setup_yaml_recipe_file(instructions_and_parameters);
+
+        let test_content = "Hello from prompted file!\nThis is line 2";
+        let test_file_path = setup_test_file(&temp_dir, "prompted_file.txt", test_content);
+        let user_prompt = |key: &str, description: &str| -> Result<String, anyhow::Error> {
+            assert_eq!(key, "FILE_PARAM");
+            assert_eq!(description, "A file parameter");
+            Ok(test_file_path.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+        };
+
+        let result = build_recipe_from_template(
+            recipe_file.content,
+            &recipe_file.parent_dir,
+            Vec::new(),
+            Some(user_prompt),
+        );
+
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        let recipe = result.unwrap();
+
+        let instructions = recipe.instructions.as_ref().unwrap();
+        assert!(instructions.contains("Hello from prompted file!"));
+        assert!(!instructions.contains("prompted_file.txt"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_build_recipe_file_parameter_nonexistent_file() {
         let instructions_and_parameters = r#"instructions: "Test file content: {{ FILE_PARAM }}"