diff --git a/src/ai_interaction.py b/src/ai_interaction.py
index 56b7e2813..670718994 100644
--- a/src/ai_interaction.py
+++ b/src/ai_interaction.py
@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@ async def do_manage_memory(content: str, session_id: Optional[str] = None, owner
             return {"error": "Edit needs line 2: memory_id, line 3: new text"}
         memory_id = lines[1].strip()
         new_text = lines[2].strip()
+        if not memory_id:
+            return {"error": "Edit needs line 2: memory_id"}
         if not new_text:
             return {"error": "New text cannot be empty"}
 
@@ -453,6 +455,8 @@ async def do_manage_memory(content: str, session_id: Optional[str] = None, owner
         if len(lines) < 2:
             return {"error": "Delete needs line 2: memory_id"}
         memory_id = lines[1].strip()
+        if not memory_id:
+            return {"error": "Delete needs line 2: memory_id"}
 
         memories = _memory_manager.load_all()
         original_len = len(memories)
diff --git a/tests/test_manage_memory_blank_id.py b/tests/test_manage_memory_blank_id.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74165ac65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_manage_memory_blank_id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import asyncio
+import json
+import pytest
+
+from src import ai_interaction
+from src.memory import MemoryManager
+
+
+def test_manage_memory_delete_blank_id_rejected(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Calling delete with a blank memory_id should return an error and not delete the first memory."""
+    memory_file = tmp_path / "memory.json"
+    initial_memories = [
+        {"id": "first-mem-1111", "text": "First memory that must not be deleted", "category": "fact", "timestamp": 1000},
+        {"id": "second-mem-2222", "text": "Second memory", "category": "fact", "timestamp": 2000},
+    ]
+    memory_file.write_text(json.dumps(initial_memories), encoding="utf-8")
+
+    manager = MemoryManager(str(tmp_path))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ai_interaction, "_memory_manager", manager)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ai_interaction, "_memory_vector", None)
+
+    # Calling delete with a blank line before the ID
+    result = asyncio.run(ai_interaction.do_manage_memory("delete\n\nsecond-mem-2222"))
+
+    # Must reject the call
+    assert "error" in result
+    assert "memory_id" in result["error"].lower()
+
+    # Verify that the first memory was NOT deleted
+    remaining = manager.load_all()
+    assert len(remaining) == 2
+    assert remaining[0]["id"] == "first-mem-1111"
+
+
+def test_manage_memory_edit_blank_id_rejected(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Calling edit with a blank memory_id should return an error and not overwrite the first memory."""
+    memory_file = tmp_path / "memory.json"
+    initial_memories = [
+        {"id": "first-mem-1111", "text": "First memory original content", "category": "fact", "timestamp": 1000},
+        {"id": "second-mem-2222", "text": "Second memory", "category": "fact", "timestamp": 2000},
+    ]
+    memory_file.write_text(json.dumps(initial_memories), encoding="utf-8")
+
+    manager = MemoryManager(str(tmp_path))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ai_interaction, "_memory_manager", manager)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ai_interaction, "_memory_vector", None)
+
+    # Calling edit with a blank line before the ID
+    result = asyncio.run(ai_interaction.do_manage_memory("edit\n\nnew content for second"))
+
+    # Must reject the call
+    assert "error" in result
+    assert "memory_id" in result["error"].lower()
+
+    # Verify that the first memory was NOT overwritten
+    remaining = manager.load_all()
+    assert len(remaining) == 2
+    assert remaining[0]["text"] == "First memory original content"