diff --git a/crates/language_model/src/registry.rs b/crates/language_model/src/registry.rs
index ce6518f65f608f334497d168daeb92cdfe7d5a56..e094f61b086edf3a95ee7b8c8e8b4eaa752bd3d1 100644
--- a/crates/language_model/src/registry.rs
+++ b/crates/language_model/src/registry.rs
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ impl LanguageModelRegistry {
 
         self.commit_message_model
             .clone()
+            .or_else(|| self.default_fast_model.clone())
             .or_else(|| self.default_model.clone())
     }