diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index c76c4f8..cba0152 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@ impl AppConfig {
         let (api_base, api_key, model, prompt_file);
 
         if !self.models.is_empty() {
-            let resolved = self.resolve_model(&self.default_model)?;
+            let model_name = cli.model.as_deref().unwrap_or(&self.default_model);
+            let resolved = self.resolve_model(model_name)?;
             api_base = resolved.api_base;
             api_key = resolved.api_key;
             model = resolved.model_id;