diff --git a/internal/config/load.go b/internal/config/load.go
index 16cb531ddfa9d452ed55dd82914c6d77f7650f0d..ad2b75b75df8c6f8d7a5cd2e62df1a831157b9e1 100644
--- a/internal/config/load.go
+++ b/internal/config/load.go
@@ -126,11 +126,6 @@ func (c *Config) configureProviders(env env.Env, resolver VariableResolver, know
 		config, configExists := c.Providers.Get(string(p.ID))
 		// if the user configured a known provider we need to allow it to override a couple of parameters
 		if configExists {
-			if config.Disable {
-				slog.Debug("Skipping provider due to disable flag", "provider", p.ID)
-				c.Providers.Del(string(p.ID))
-				continue
-			}
 			if config.BaseURL != "" {
 				p.APIEndpoint = config.BaseURL
 			}
diff --git a/internal/config/load_test.go b/internal/config/load_test.go
index 90276c96ad113f453ed699c8deeb30b4f5fef9d5..756f849db426e226c197879740f0dc47d3048dd9 100644
--- a/internal/config/load_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/load_test.go
@@ -543,10 +543,10 @@ func TestConfig_configureProvidersWithDisabledProvider(t *testing.T) {
 	err := cfg.configureProviders(env, resolver, knownProviders)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// Provider should be removed from config when disabled
-	require.Equal(t, cfg.Providers.Len(), 0)
-	_, exists := cfg.Providers.Get("openai")
-	require.False(t, exists)
+	require.Equal(t, cfg.Providers.Len(), 1)
+	prov, exists := cfg.Providers.Get("openai")
+	require.True(t, exists)
+	require.True(t, prov.Disable)
 }
 
 func TestConfig_configureProvidersCustomProviderValidation(t *testing.T) {