diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app_server_session/provider_selection.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app_server_session/provider_selection.rs
index 1e82c35b94..e5a0c9082b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app_server_session/provider_selection.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app_server_session/provider_selection.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ impl AppServerSession {
         .await?
         .map(|config| {
             config
+                .config
                 .model_provider
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "openai".to_string())
         }))