diff --git a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
index 2a49415e..c575de6a 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_funcs.c
@@ -10932,21 +10932,14 @@ cmd_ai_start(ProfWin* window, const char* const command, gchar** args)
     if (g_strv_length(args) >= 2) {
         provider_name = args[1];
     }
-    if (g_strv_length(args) >= 3) {
-        model = args[2];
+
+    if (!provider_name) {
+        cons_show_error("Please specify provider name.");
+        return TRUE;
     }
 
-    // Resolve defaults
-    auto_gchar gchar* owned_provider_name = NULL;
-    if (!provider_name) {
-        // Use default provider from preferences
-        auto_gchar gchar* default_provider = prefs_get_string(PREF_AI_PROVIDER);
-        if (default_provider && strlen(default_provider) > 0) {
-            provider_name = default_provider;
-        }
-    }
-    if (!provider_name) {
-        provider_name = "openai"; // Fallback
+    if (g_strv_length(args) >= 3) {
+        model = args[2];
     }
 
     AIProvider* provider = ai_get_provider(provider_name);