diff --git a/src/commands/auth-choice.default-model.ts b/src/commands/auth-choice.default-model.ts
index 40aab6a33..6712c7975 100644
--- a/src/commands/auth-choice.default-model.ts
+++ b/src/commands/auth-choice.default-model.ts
@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@ export async function applyDefaultModelChoice(params: {
   config: ClawdbotConfig;
   setDefaultModel: boolean;
   defaultModel: string;
-  applyDefaultConfig: (config: ClawdbotConfig) => ClawdbotConfig | Promise<ClawdbotConfig>;
-  applyProviderConfig: (config: ClawdbotConfig) => ClawdbotConfig | Promise<ClawdbotConfig>;
+  applyDefaultConfig: (config: ClawdbotConfig) => ClawdbotConfig;
+  applyProviderConfig: (config: ClawdbotConfig) => ClawdbotConfig;
   noteDefault?: string;
   noteAgentModel: (model: string) => Promise<void>;
   prompter: WizardPrompter;
 }): Promise<{ config: ClawdbotConfig; agentModelOverride?: string }> {
   if (params.setDefaultModel) {
-    const next = await params.applyDefaultConfig(params.config);
+    const next = params.applyDefaultConfig(params.config);
     if (params.noteDefault) {
       await params.prompter.note(`Default model set to ${params.noteDefault}`, "Model configured");
     }
     return { config: next };
   }
 
-  const next = await params.applyProviderConfig(params.config);
+  const next = params.applyProviderConfig(params.config);
   await params.noteAgentModel(params.defaultModel);
   return { config: next, agentModelOverride: params.defaultModel };
 }