diff --git a/src/khoj/database/adapters/__init__.py b/src/khoj/database/adapters/__init__.py
index 572e1f83..2280ea60 100644
--- a/src/khoj/database/adapters/__init__.py
+++ b/src/khoj/database/adapters/__init__.py
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ class ConversationAdapters:
 
     @staticmethod
     async def aget_default_chat_model(user: KhojUser = None, fallback_chat_model: Optional[ChatModel] = None):
-        """Get default conversation config. Prefer chat model by server admin > user > first created chat model"""
+        """Get default conversation config. Prefer chat model by server admin > agent > user > first created chat model"""
         # Get the server chat settings
         server_chat_settings: ServerChatSettings = (
             await ServerChatSettings.objects.filter()
diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/research.py b/src/khoj/routers/research.py
index 330d669e..d534e812 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/research.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/research.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ async def apick_next_tool(
 
     today = datetime.today()
     location_data = f"{location}" if location else "Unknown"
+    agent_chat_model = agent.chat_model if agent else None
     personality_context = (
         prompts.personality_context.format(personality=agent.personality) if agent and agent.personality else ""
     )
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ async def apick_next_tool(
                 user=user,
                 query_images=query_images,
                 query_files=query_files,
+                agent_chat_model=agent_chat_model,
                 tracer=tracer,
             )
     except Exception as e: