diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8d7ceff5..ddbcaf0f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ GROK_API_KEY=
 
 #set default LLM
 DEFAULT_LLM=openai
-
+#set default LLM model
+DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL=gpt-4
 
 # Set to false to disable anonymized telemetry
 ANONYMIZED_TELEMETRY=false
diff --git a/src/webui/components/agent_settings_tab.py b/src/webui/components/agent_settings_tab.py
index a93eb76a..b9cbc324 100644
--- a/src/webui/components/agent_settings_tab.py
+++ b/src/webui/components/agent_settings_tab.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def create_agent_settings_tab(webui_manager: WebuiManager):
             llm_model_name = gr.Dropdown(
                 label="LLM Model Name",
                 choices=config.model_names[os.getenv("DEFAULT_LLM", "openai")],
-                value=config.model_names[os.getenv("DEFAULT_LLM", "openai")][0],
+                value=os.getenv("DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL", config.model_names[os.getenv("DEFAULT_LLM", "openai")][0]),
                 interactive=True,
                 allow_custom_value=True,
                 info="Select a model in the dropdown options or directly type a custom model name"