diff --git a/internal/config/load.go b/internal/config/load.go
index c05861a2431303591274568502ae090fde71a4dd..044ef504859bcbcc051b93322099f6d03b1fa601 100644
--- a/internal/config/load.go
+++ b/internal/config/load.go
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (c *Config) setDefaults(workingDir string) {
 }
 
 func (c *Config) defaultModelSelection(knownProviders []provider.Provider) (largeModel SelectedModel, smallModel SelectedModel, err error) {
-	if len(knownProviders) == 0 { // TODO:}&& len(c.Providers) == 0 {
+	if len(knownProviders) == 0 && c.Providers.Len() == 0 {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("no providers configured, please configure at least one provider")
 		return
 	}