From 5e40974fddfce79e18e15cc4c4d31e2a0ff402ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Gauthier <paul@aider.chat>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:07:53 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Ensure default model is set only if not already
 specified

---
 aider/deprecated.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/aider/deprecated.py b/aider/deprecated.py
index dcb3f5475..e40924f5c 100644
--- a/aider/deprecated.py
+++ b/aider/deprecated.py
@@ -121,5 +121,6 @@ def handle_deprecated_model_args(args, io):
             )
 
             # Set the model
-            args.model = model_name
+            if not args.model:
+                args.model = model_name
             break