diff --git a/openviking/utils/summarizer.py b/openviking/utils/summarizer.py
index 41d2c4664..4e6129668 100644
--- a/openviking/utils/summarizer.py
+++ b/openviking/utils/summarizer.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ async def summarize(
         enqueued_count = 0
 
         telemetry = get_current_telemetry()
-        for uri, temp_uri in zip(resource_uris, temp_uris, strict=True):
+        for uri, temp_uri in zip(resource_uris, temp_uris, strict=False):
             # Determine context_type based on URI
             context_type = get_context_type_for_uri(uri)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/crypto/test_encryptor.py b/tests/unit/crypto/test_encryptor.py
index a4f4a61f5..b37b27cc6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/crypto/test_encryptor.py
+++ b/tests/unit/crypto/test_encryptor.py
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ async def test_decrypt_unencrypted_data(encryptor):
     assert decrypted == plaintext
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("plaintext", [b"", b"a", b"ab", b"abc"])
+async def test_decrypt_unencrypted_short_plaintext(encryptor, plaintext):
+    """Test decrypting unencrypted plaintext shorter than the magic header."""
+    account_id = "test_account"
+
+    decrypted = await encryptor.decrypt(account_id, plaintext)
+    assert decrypted == plaintext
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_decrypt_corrupted_ciphertext(encryptor):
     """Test decrypting corrupted ciphertext."""