diff --git a/integration-tests/test-helper.ts b/integration-tests/test-helper.ts
index e928cbe45f..63362fc257 100644
--- a/integration-tests/test-helper.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/test-helper.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { mkdirSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join, dirname } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { env } from 'node:process';
+import { DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL } from '../packages/core/src/config/models.js';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import * as pty from '@lydell/node-pty';
 
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ export class TestRig {
         otlpEndpoint: '',
         outfile: telemetryPath,
       },
+      model: DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL,
       sandbox: env.GEMINI_SANDBOX !== 'false' ? env.GEMINI_SANDBOX : false,
       ...options.settings, // Allow tests to override/add settings
     };