diff --git a/packages/core/src/availability/policyCatalog.test.ts b/packages/core/src/availability/policyCatalog.test.ts
index 04e35018d5..d57d9c139f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/availability/policyCatalog.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/availability/policyCatalog.test.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('policyCatalog', () => {
   it('returns default chain when preview disabled', () => {
     const chain = getModelPolicyChain({ previewEnabled: false });
     expect(chain[0]?.model).toBe(DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL);
-    expect(chain).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(chain).toHaveLength(3);
   });
 
   it('marks preview transients as sticky retries when auto-selected', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/availability/policyCatalog.ts b/packages/core/src/availability/policyCatalog.ts
index a5694e94b8..811c81fa87 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/availability/policyCatalog.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/availability/policyCatalog.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ export function getModelPolicyChain(
     }),
     definePolicy({
       model: DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL,
+      maxAttempts: 10,
+    }),
+    definePolicy({
+      model: DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_LITE_MODEL,
       isLastResort: true,
       maxAttempts: 10,
     }),