diff --git a/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py b/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
index 323b36d..f54c477 100644
--- a/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
+++ b/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
@@ -1704,6 +1704,19 @@ def _needs_focus_fix(question: str, reply: str, classify: dict[str, Any]) -> boo
     q_lower = (question or "").lower()
     if classify.get("question_type") not in {"metric", "diagnostic"} and not re.search(r"\b(how many|list|count)\b", q_lower):
         return False
+    missing_markers = (
+        "does not provide",
+        "does not specify",
+        "not available",
+        "not provided",
+        "cannot determine",
+        "don't have",
+        "do not have",
+        "insufficient",
+        "no data",
+    )
+    if any(marker in reply.lower() for marker in missing_markers):
+        return True
     if reply.count(".") <= 1:
         return False
     extra_markers = ("for more", "if you need", "additional", "based on")