diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
index 96b9e8ffd57..145fa9da0c3 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/prompt/index.tsx
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
       const isPrimaryAgent = local.agent.list().some((x) => x.name === msg.agent)
       if (msg.agent && isPrimaryAgent) {
         local.agent.set(msg.agent)
+        if (msg.model) local.model.set(msg.model)
+        if (msg.variant) local.model.variant.set(msg.variant)
       }
-      if (msg.model) local.model.set(msg.model)
-      if (msg.variant) local.model.variant.set(msg.variant)
     }
   })