diff --git a/packages/app/script/e2e-local.ts b/packages/app/script/e2e-local.ts
index 4841c4f221..70442d0d76 100644
--- a/packages/app/script/e2e-local.ts
+++ b/packages/app/script/e2e-local.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const serverEnv = {
   OPENCODE_E2E_PROJECT_DIR: repoDir,
   OPENCODE_E2E_SESSION_TITLE: "E2E Session",
   OPENCODE_E2E_MESSAGE: "Seeded for UI e2e",
-  OPENCODE_E2E_MODEL: "opencode/gpt-5-nano",
+  OPENCODE_E2E_MODEL: process.env.OPENCODE_E2E_MODEL ?? "opencode/gpt-5-nano",
   OPENCODE_CLIENT: "app",
   OPENCODE_STRICT_CONFIG_DEPS: "true",
 } satisfies Record<string, string>