diff --git a/src/pipecat/turns/user_turn_completion_mixin.py b/src/pipecat/turns/user_turn_completion_mixin.py
index 1d8da1e07..ab5397c06 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/turns/user_turn_completion_mixin.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/turns/user_turn_completion_mixin.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class UserTurnCompletionLLMServiceMixin:
 
             # Push through pipeline to trigger LLM response
             await self.push_frame(
-                LLMMessagesAppendFrame(messages=[{"role": "system", "content": prompt}])
+                LLMMessagesAppendFrame(messages=[{"role": "developer", "content": prompt}])
             )
             await self.push_frame(LLMRunFrame())