diff --git a/sia/web_agent.py b/sia/web_agent.py
index c2ac35d..75314d7 100644
--- a/sia/web_agent.py
+++ b/sia/web_agent.py
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ class WebAgent(BaseAgent):
         Initialize web agent with required components.
         """
         super().__init__(action_schema, working_memory, system_metrics, llm, validator, parser)
-        self.context = ""  
         self.response = ""
         self._system_prompt = system_prompt
-        self._current_state = WebAgentState.UPDATE
+        self._current_state = WebAgentState.CONTEXT_APPROVAL
         self._validation_error: Optional[str] = None
         self._state_change_handlers: List[Callable[[WebAgentState], None]] = []
         self._response_change_handlers: List[Callable[[str], None]] = []
         self._command_result: Optional[CommandResult] = None
+        self.context = self._compile_context()
 
         
     @property
diff --git a/test/web_agent_test.py b/test/web_agent_test.py
index a64172b..8980070 100644
--- a/test/web_agent_test.py
+++ b/test/web_agent_test.py
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ class WebAgentTest(unittest.TestCase):
             
         self.mock_metrics.generate_context.side_effect = generate_context
         
+        # Mock LLM response generator
+        def mock_infer(prompt: str, context: str):
+            yield "<reasoning>test reasoning</reasoning>"
+            
+        self.mock_llm.infer.side_effect = mock_infer
+        
         # Create agent with all components
         self.agent = WebAgent(
             system_prompt="test prompt",
@@ -87,9 +93,9 @@ class WebAgentTest(unittest.TestCase):
         
     def test_initialization(self):
         """Test initial state of web agent."""
-        self.assertEqual(self.agent.current_state, WebAgentState.UPDATE)
-        self.assertEqual(self.agent.context, "")
+        self.assertEqual(self.agent.current_state, WebAgentState.CONTEXT_APPROVAL)
         self.assertEqual(self.agent.response, "")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.agent.context)
         self.assertIsNone(self.agent._validation_error)
         self.assertEqual(len(self.agent._state_change_handlers), 0)
         self.assertEqual(len(self.agent._response_change_handlers), 0)
@@ -112,7 +118,10 @@ class WebAgentTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(self.agent._response_change_handlers), 1)
         
     def test_approve_context_state_error(self):
-        """Test approving context in wrong state raises error."""
+        """Test approving context in wrong state."""
+        # Force agent into UPDATE state
+        self.agent._current_state = WebAgentState.UPDATE
+        
         with self.assertRaises(Exception) as context:
             self.agent.approve_context()
         self.assertIn("Not in CONTEXT_APPROVAL state", str(context.exception))
@@ -230,4 +239,4 @@ class WebAgentTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def tearDown(self):
         """Clean up resources."""
         if hasattr(self, 'agent'):
-            del self.agent
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+            del self.agent