diff --git a/command_line_assistant/cli.py b/command_line_assistant/cli.py
index aa18637..2a21883 100644
--- a/command_line_assistant/cli.py
+++ b/command_line_assistant/cli.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import argparse
-import logging
 
 from command_line_assistant.config import CONFIG_DEFAULT_PATH
 from command_line_assistant.utils import read_stdin
@@ -37,9 +36,8 @@ def get_args():
         args.record,
     ]
     input_data = read_stdin()
-    if not args.query_string and input_data:
-        logging.debug("stdin detected")
-        args.query_string = input_data.strip()
+    if input_data and args.query_string:
+        args.query_string = f"{args.query_string} {input_data.strip()}"
 
     if not any(optional_args) and not args.query_string:
         parser.error("Query string is required if no optional arguments are provided.")
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index ab64e19..f0d03c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import sys
-from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ def mock_cli_arguments(args):
 
 def test_get_args(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "argv", mock_cli_arguments(["test"]))
-    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "read_stdin", mock.Mock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "read_stdin", lambda: None)
     parser, args = cli.get_args()
 
     assert parser