diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 155c793d502d5404e8eade56ebc47ba915d98cb3..c321b157d1dca76095cdcf80eef82aac9fe92d7b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/charlievieth/fastwalk v1.0.14
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250820203609-601216f68ee2
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-beta.4.0.20251011205917-3b687ffc1619
-	github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk v0.6.5-0.20251015124117-3bfe9eb6d20f
+	github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk v0.7.1-0.20251023111020-d752748ac971
 	github.com/charmbracelet/fang v0.4.3
 	github.com/charmbracelet/glamour/v2 v2.0.0-20250811143442-a27abb32f018
 	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0-beta.3.0.20250917201909-41ff0bf215ea
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2a3a3ed2da11b4634d66ae5b5641dc04fbf8f4e9..5f6fc48171659bad0ca7c7311d82c0630a7ca280 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250820203609-601216f68ee2
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0-beta.1.0.20250820203609-601216f68ee2/go.mod h1:6HamsBKWqEC/FVHuQMHgQL+knPyvHH55HwJDHl/adMw=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-beta.4.0.20251011205917-3b687ffc1619 h1:hjOhtqsxa+LVuCAkzhfA43wtusOaUPyQdSTg/wbRscw=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.0-beta.4.0.20251011205917-3b687ffc1619/go.mod h1:5IzIGXU1n0foRc8bRAherC8ZuQCQURPlwx3ANLq1138=
-github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk v0.6.5-0.20251015124117-3bfe9eb6d20f h1:9wLwRJy2LXcq44A7DJJuctYrTptH8nUDBSCj5y2e7c8=
-github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk v0.6.5-0.20251015124117-3bfe9eb6d20f/go.mod h1:ReU4SdrLfe63jkEjWMdX2wlZMV3k9r11oQAmzN0m+KY=
+github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk v0.7.1-0.20251023111020-d752748ac971 h1:6qM1edENAB4osMq8Z8eWdNRoYSkkaZLZl20YMcQ4GK0=
+github.com/charmbracelet/catwalk v0.7.1-0.20251023111020-d752748ac971/go.mod h1:ReU4SdrLfe63jkEjWMdX2wlZMV3k9r11oQAmzN0m+KY=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.3.2 h1:9J27WdztfJQVAQKX2WOlSSRB+5gaKqqITmrvb1uTIiI=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.3.2/go.mod h1:mTD5XzNeWHj8oqHb+S1bssQb7vIHbepiebQ2kPKVKbI=
 github.com/charmbracelet/fang v0.4.3 h1:qXeMxnL4H6mSKBUhDefHu8NfikFbP/MBNTfqTrXvzmY=
diff --git a/internal/config/provider.go b/internal/config/provider.go
index 108d6a667794e4f8f1beebe6997848a65d8fd6e6..8ab849ebf1c0d88832991871d8e1cf2237d80886 100644
--- a/internal/config/provider.go
+++ b/internal/config/provider.go
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ func loadProviders(autoUpdateDisabled bool, client ProviderClient, path string)
 		}
 		return providers, nil
 	}
+	// TODO: remove this after beta testing
+	// Always load embedded for now
+	autoUpdateDisabled = true
+	cacheExists = false
 
 	switch {
 	case autoUpdateDisabled: