diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
index fd1e0a4de9..9fea4216e6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@ describe('loadCliConfig model selection', () => {
       argv,
     );
 
-    expect(config.getModel()).toBe('auto-gemini-3');
+    expect(config.getModel()).toBe('auto');
   });
 
   it('always prefers model from argv', async () => {
@@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@ describe('loadCliConfig model selection', () => {
       argv,
     );
 
-    expect(config.getModel()).toBe('auto-gemini-3');
+    expect(config.getModel()).toBe('auto');
   });
 });