diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
index c83102f0b8..fa56744eb5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ describe('Server Config (config.ts)', () => {
         ...baseParams,
         usageStatisticsEnabled: true,
       });
-      await config.initialize();
+      await config.refreshAuth(AuthType.USE_GEMINI);
 
       expect(
         ClearcutLogger.prototype.logStartSessionEvent,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index dc03743988..a8a21d7b00 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ export class Config {
     }
     this.promptRegistry = new PromptRegistry();
     this.toolRegistry = await this.createToolRegistry();
-    logCliConfiguration(this, new StartSessionEvent(this, this.toolRegistry));
 
     await this.geminiClient.initialize();
   }
@@ -496,6 +495,9 @@ export class Config {
 
     // Reset the session flag since we're explicitly changing auth and using default model
     this.inFallbackMode = false;
+
+    // Logging the cli configuration here as the auth related configuration params would have been loaded by this point
+    logCliConfiguration(this, new StartSessionEvent(this, this.toolRegistry));
   }
 
   getUserTier(): UserTierId | undefined {