diff --git a/src/tools/session-manager/storage.ts b/src/tools/session-manager/storage.ts
index fab794d8..8e4f4393 100644
--- a/src/tools/session-manager/storage.ts
+++ b/src/tools/session-manager/storage.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ export function getMessageDir(sessionID: string): string | null {
 }
 
 export function sessionExists(sessionID: string): boolean {
+  if (isSqliteBackend()) return true
   return getMessageDir(sessionID) !== null
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/session-manager/tools.ts b/src/tools/session-manager/tools.ts
index 0fd26b6b..35d58a79 100644
--- a/src/tools/session-manager/tools.ts
+++ b/src/tools/session-manager/tools.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ export function createSessionManagerTools(ctx: PluginInput): Record<string, Tool
 
         let messages = await readSessionMessages(args.session_id)
 
+        if (messages.length === 0) {
+          return `Session not found: ${args.session_id}`
+        }
+
         if (args.limit && args.limit > 0) {
           messages = messages.slice(0, args.limit)
         }