diff --git a/OpenJibo/src/Jibo.Cloud/dotnet/src/Jibo.Cloud.Application/Services/ChitchatStateMachine.cs b/OpenJibo/src/Jibo.Cloud/dotnet/src/Jibo.Cloud.Application/Services/ChitchatStateMachine.cs
index afe696e..83df9fb 100644
--- a/OpenJibo/src/Jibo.Cloud/dotnet/src/Jibo.Cloud.Application/Services/ChitchatStateMachine.cs
+++ b/OpenJibo/src/Jibo.Cloud/dotnet/src/Jibo.Cloud.Application/Services/ChitchatStateMachine.cs
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ internal static class ChitchatStateMachine
         JiboExperienceCatalog catalog,
         IJiboRandomizer randomizer,
         string? currentEmotion,
+        string? preferredName,
         Func<string> buildErrorResponse)
     {
         var normalizedLoweredTranscript = NormalizeForPhraseMatching(loweredTranscript);
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ internal static class ChitchatStateMachine
             case "how_are_you":
                 return BuildEmotionQueryDecision(
                     "how_are_you",
-                    SelectEmotionQueryReply(catalog, randomizer, currentEmotion));
+                    SelectEmotionQueryReply(catalog, randomizer, currentEmotion, preferredName));
             case "robot_desire":
                 return BuildScriptedResponseDecision(
                     "robot_desire",
@@ -285,9 +286,9 @@ internal static class ChitchatStateMachine
                     SelectLegacyPersonalityReply(catalog, randomizer, "know a lot", "not as much as i will someday"));
             case "chat":
                 if (IsEmotionQuery(normalizedLoweredTranscript))
-                    return BuildEmotionQueryDecision(
+                return BuildEmotionQueryDecision(
                         "emotion_query",
-                        SelectEmotionQueryReply(catalog, randomizer, currentEmotion));
+                        SelectEmotionQueryReply(catalog, randomizer, currentEmotion, preferredName));
 
                 if (TryResolveEmotionCommand(normalizedLoweredTranscript, out var emotion))
                     return BuildEmotionCommandDecision(randomizer, emotion!);
@@ -391,16 +392,36 @@ internal static class ChitchatStateMachine
     private static string SelectEmotionQueryReply(
         JiboExperienceCatalog catalog,
         IJiboRandomizer randomizer,
-        string? currentEmotion)
+        string? currentEmotion,
+        string? preferredName)
     {
-        if (catalog.EmotionReplies.Count == 0) return randomizer.Choose(catalog.HowAreYouReplies);
+        if (catalog.EmotionReplies.Count == 0)
+            return PersonalizeHowAreYouReply(randomizer.Choose(catalog.HowAreYouReplies), preferredName);
 
         var emotionVariants = ResolveEmotionVariants(currentEmotion);
         foreach (var reply in catalog.EmotionReplies)
             if (ConditionMatches(reply.Condition, emotionVariants))
-                return reply.Reply;
+                return PersonalizeHowAreYouReply(reply.Reply, preferredName);
 
-        return randomizer.Choose(catalog.HowAreYouReplies);
+        return PersonalizeHowAreYouReply(randomizer.Choose(catalog.HowAreYouReplies), preferredName);
+    }
+
+    private static string PersonalizeHowAreYouReply(string replyText, string? preferredName)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(replyText) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(preferredName)) return replyText;
+
+        var trimmedName = preferredName.Trim();
+        if (replyText.Contains(trimmedName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) return replyText;
+
+        var trimmedReply = replyText.Trim();
+        var firstSentenceEnd = trimmedReply.IndexOfAny(['.', '!', '?']);
+        if (firstSentenceEnd <= 0)
+            return $"{trimmedReply}, {trimmedName}.";
+
+        if (firstSentenceEnd == trimmedReply.Length - 1)
+            return $"{trimmedReply[..firstSentenceEnd]}, {trimmedName}.";
+
+        return $"{trimmedReply[..firstSentenceEnd]}, {trimmedName}{trimmedReply[firstSentenceEnd..]}";
     }
 
     private static bool ConditionMatches(string? condition, IReadOnlyList<string> emotionVariants)
@@ -620,4 +641,4 @@ internal static class ChitchatStateMachine
         mappings.Sort(static (left, right) => right.Phrase.Length.CompareTo(left.Phrase.Length));
         return [.. mappings];
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenJibo/src/Jibo.Cloud/dotnet/src/Jibo.Cloud.Application/Services/JiboInteractionService.cs b/OpenJibo/src/Jibo.Cloud/dotnet/src/Jibo.Cloud.Application/Services/JiboInteractionService.cs
index e7224fe..374a2b6 100644
--- a/OpenJibo/src/Jibo.Cloud/dotnet/src/Jibo.Cloud.Application/Services/JiboInteractionService.cs
+++ b/OpenJibo/src/Jibo.Cloud/dotnet/src/Jibo.Cloud.Application/Services/JiboInteractionService.cs
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ public sealed partial class JiboInteractionService(
             turnContext => ResolveTenantScope(turnContext));
         if (householdListDecision is not null) return householdListDecision;
 
+        var preferredName = ResolvePreferredGreetingName(turn, greetingPresence);
         var chitchatDecision = ChitchatStateMachine.TryBuildDecision(
             semanticIntent,
             transcript,
@@ -509,6 +510,7 @@ public sealed partial class JiboInteractionService(
             catalog,
             randomizer,
             chitchatEmotion,
+            preferredName,
             () => BuildGenericReply(catalog, transcript, lowered));
         if (chitchatDecision is not null) return chitchatDecision;
 
diff --git a/OpenJibo/tests/Jibo.Cloud.Tests/WebSockets/JiboInteractionServiceTests.cs b/OpenJibo/tests/Jibo.Cloud.Tests/WebSockets/JiboInteractionServiceTests.cs
index cc66a97..57a0257 100644
--- a/OpenJibo/tests/Jibo.Cloud.Tests/WebSockets/JiboInteractionServiceTests.cs
+++ b/OpenJibo/tests/Jibo.Cloud.Tests/WebSockets/JiboInteractionServiceTests.cs
@@ -861,6 +861,29 @@ public sealed class JiboInteractionServiceTests
         Assert.Equal("EmotionQuery", decision.ContextUpdates![ChitchatRouteKey]);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task BuildDecisionAsync_HowAreYou_UsesRememberedNameForStateDrivenReply()
+    {
+        var memoryStore = new InMemoryPersonalMemoryStore();
+        memoryStore.SetName(new PersonalMemoryTenantScope("acct-how", "loop-how", "device-how"), "jake");
+        var service = CreateService(memoryStore);
+
+        var decision = await service.BuildDecisionAsync(new TurnContext
+        {
+            RawTranscript = "how are you",
+            NormalizedTranscript = "how are you",
+            Attributes = new Dictionary<string, object?>
+            {
+                ["accountId"] = "acct-how",
+                ["loopId"] = "loop-how"
+            },
+            DeviceId = "device-how"
+        });
+
+        Assert.Equal("how_are_you", decision.IntentName);
+        Assert.Equal("All systems are go, Jake.", decision.ReplyText);
+    }
+
     [Theory]
     [InlineData("what are you up to", "being helpful")]
     [InlineData("what are you doing", "making people smile")]