diff --git a/packages/console/app/src/routes/zen/util/handler.ts b/packages/console/app/src/routes/zen/util/handler.ts
index d9e5641690..3af36ad77a 100644
--- a/packages/console/app/src/routes/zen/util/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/console/app/src/routes/zen/util/handler.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export async function handler(
         // ie. 400 error is usually provider error like malformed request
         res.status !== 400 &&
         // ie. openai 404 error: Item with id 'msg_0ead8b004a3b165d0069436a6b6834819896da85b63b196a3f' not found.
-        res.status !== 404 &&
+        !(modelInfo.id.startsWith("gpt-") && res.status === 404) &&
         // ie. cannot change codex model providers mid-session
         modelInfo.stickyProvider !== "strict" &&
         modelInfo.fallbackProvider &&