diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
index 40d275e79e..616b2caf49 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/settings.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ export function getMergeStrategyForPath(
 
 export const USER_SETTINGS_PATH = Storage.getGlobalSettingsPath();
 export const USER_SETTINGS_DIR = path.dirname(USER_SETTINGS_PATH);
-export const DEFAULT_EXCLUDED_ENV_VARS = ['DEBUG', 'DEBUG_MODE'];
+export const DEFAULT_EXCLUDED_ENV_VARS = [
+  'DEBUG',
+  'DEBUG_MODE',
+  'GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_STDIO_COMMAND',
+  'GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_STDIO_ARGS',
+];
 
 const AUTH_ENV_VAR_WHITELIST = [
   'GEMINI_API_KEY',