diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/local.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/local.tsx
index 198256659..1de8970fe 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/local.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/context/local.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ export const { use: useLocal, provider: LocalProvider } = createSimpleContext({
       })
 
       const fallback = createMemo(() => {
+        if (sync.data.config.model) {
+          const [providerID, modelID] = sync.data.config.model.split("/")
+          return {
+            providerID,
+            modelID,
+          }
+        }
         if (store.recent.length) return store.recent[0]
         const provider = sync.data.provider[0]
         const model = Object.values(provider.models)[0]