diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index 06b941b047..0873080cd1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ export class Config {
       }
     });
 
-    if (!this.interactive) {
+    if (!this.interactive || this.experimentalZedIntegration) {
       await mcpInitialization;
     }