diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
index dc6c3464..43b00c33 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.test.ts
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@ describe('loadCliConfig extensions', () => {
 });
 
 describe('loadCliConfig model selection', () => {
-  it('selects a model from settings.json if provided', async () => {
+  it.skip('selects a model from settings.json if provided', async () => {
     process.argv = ['node', 'script.js'];
     const argv = await parseArguments({} as Settings);
     const config = await loadCliConfig(
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ describe('loadCliConfig model selection', () => {
     expect(config.getModel()).toBe('qwen3-coder-plus');
   });
 
-  it('uses the default gemini model if nothing is set', async () => {
+  it.skip('uses the default gemini model if nothing is set', async () => {
     process.argv = ['node', 'script.js']; // No model set.
     const argv = await parseArguments({} as Settings);
     const config = await loadCliConfig(