diff --git a/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.ts b/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.ts
index 40e82708600..55eab9905e4 100644
--- a/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.ts
+++ b/src/config/plugin-auto-enable.ts
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ function resolveConfiguredPlugins(
   const configuredChannels = cfg.channels as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
   if (configuredChannels && typeof configuredChannels === "object") {
     for (const key of Object.keys(configuredChannels)) {
-      if (key === "defaults") {
+      if (key === "defaults" || key === "modelByChannel") {
         continue;
       }
       channelIds.add(key);