diff --git a/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py b/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
index 498c79d..6488b82 100644
--- a/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
+++ b/atlasbot/engine/answerer.py
@@ -370,6 +370,12 @@ class AnswerEngine:
                             plan,
                             max_lines=min(2, max(1, plan.max_subquestions)),
                         )
+                        if not global_metric_facts and (keyword_tokens or question_tokens):
+                            global_metric_facts = _filter_lines_by_keywords(
+                                global_facts,
+                                keyword_tokens or question_tokens,
+                                max_lines=2,
+                            )
                         if global_metric_facts:
                             key_facts = _merge_fact_lines(global_metric_facts, key_facts)
                     all_tokens = _merge_tokens(signal_tokens, keyword_tokens, question_tokens)