diff --git a/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/webview/Browser.kt b/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/webview/Browser.kt
index 0bfd683b00b..e1d917f98a3 100644
--- a/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/webview/Browser.kt
+++ b/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/webview/Browser.kt
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class Browser(parent: Disposable, private val webUri: URI, val project: Project)
                         agenticMode: true,
                         quickActionCommands: commands,
                         disclaimerAcknowledged: ${MeetQSettings.getInstance().disclaimerAcknowledged},
-                        pairProgrammingAcknowledged: ${!MeetQSettings.getInstance().amazonQChatPairProgramming}
+                        pairProgrammingAcknowledged: ${MeetQSettings.getInstance().pairProgrammingAcknowledged}
                         },
                         hybridChatConnector,
                         ${CodeWhispererFeatureConfigService.getInstance().getFeatureConfigJsonString()}                     
diff --git a/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/webview/BrowserConnector.kt b/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/webview/BrowserConnector.kt
index 0f322e0c68d..7edc9e14a7c 100644
--- a/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/webview/BrowserConnector.kt
+++ b/plugins/amazonq/chat/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/webview/BrowserConnector.kt
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class BrowserConnector(
             CHAT_PROMPT_OPTION_ACKNOWLEDGED -> {
                 val acknowledgedMessage = node.params?.get("messageId")
                 if (acknowledgedMessage?.asText() == "programmerModeCardId") {
-                    MeetQSettings.getInstance().amazonQChatPairProgramming = false
+                    MeetQSettings.getInstance().pairProgrammingAcknowledged = true
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/settings/MeetQSettings.kt b/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/settings/MeetQSettings.kt
index e1824aa1d32..ef452d10f68 100644
--- a/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/settings/MeetQSettings.kt
+++ b/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/settings/MeetQSettings.kt
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ class MeetQSettings : PersistentStateComponent<MeetQSettingsConfiguration> {
             state.disclaimerAcknowledged = value
         }
 
-    var amazonQChatPairProgramming: Boolean
-        get() = state.amazonQChatPairProgramming
+    var pairProgrammingAcknowledged: Boolean
+        get() = state.pairProgrammingAcknowledged
         set(value) {
-            state.amazonQChatPairProgramming = value
+            state.pairProgrammingAcknowledged = value
         }
 
     companion object {
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ data class MeetQSettingsConfiguration(
     var shouldDisplayPage: Boolean = true,
     var reinvent2024OnboardingCount: Int = 0,
     var disclaimerAcknowledged: Boolean = false,
-    var amazonQChatPairProgramming: Boolean = false,
+    var pairProgrammingAcknowledged: Boolean = false,
 )