diff --git a/crates/brightstaff/src/handlers/llm.rs b/crates/brightstaff/src/handlers/llm.rs
index dfc1fe4f..b3cea5e1 100644
--- a/crates/brightstaff/src/handlers/llm.rs
+++ b/crates/brightstaff/src/handlers/llm.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ pub async fn llm_chat(
         operation_component::LLM,
         llm_span,
         request_start_time,
-        (!messages_for_signals.is_empty()).then_some(messages_for_signals),
+        Some(messages_for_signals),
     );
 
     // === v1/responses state management: Wrap with ResponsesStateProcessor ===
diff --git a/crates/brightstaff/src/handlers/utils.rs b/crates/brightstaff/src/handlers/utils.rs
index 53cd72fa..f2a318a4 100644
--- a/crates/brightstaff/src/handlers/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/brightstaff/src/handlers/utils.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl StreamProcessor for ObservableStreamProcessor {
 
         // Analyze signals if messages are available and add to span attributes
         if let Some(ref messages) = self.messages {
-            let analyzer = TextBasedSignalAnalyzer::new();
+            let analyzer: Box<dyn SignalAnalyzer> = Box::new(TextBasedSignalAnalyzer::new());
             let report = analyzer.analyze(messages);
 
             // Add overall quality