diff --git a/packages/tui/src/context/sync.tsx b/packages/tui/src/context/sync.tsx
index 71e050d11e68..20cfc33d1b39 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/context/sync.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/context/sync.tsx
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ export const {
 
       // blocking - include session.list when continuing a session
       const providersPromise = sdk.client.config.providers({ workspace }, { throwOnError: true })
-      const providerListPromise = sdk.client.provider.list({ workspace }, { throwOnError: true })
       const capabilitiesPromise = sdk.client.experimental.capabilities
         .get({ workspace }, { throwOnError: true })
         .then((x) => x.data)
@@ -469,7 +468,6 @@ export const {
       const configPromise = sdk.client.config.get({ workspace }, { throwOnError: true })
       await Promise.all([
         providersPromise,
-        providerListPromise,
         capabilitiesPromise,
         agentsPromise,
         configPromise,
@@ -478,7 +476,6 @@ export const {
       ])
         .then(async () => {
           const providersResponse = providersPromise.then((x) => x.data!)
-          const providerListResponse = providerListPromise.then((x) => x.data!)
           const capabilitiesResponse = capabilitiesPromise
           const consoleStateResponse = consoleStatePromise
           const agentsResponse = agentsPromise.then((x) => x.data ?? [])
@@ -487,7 +484,6 @@ export const {
 
           return Promise.all([
             providersResponse,
-            providerListResponse,
             capabilitiesResponse,
             consoleStateResponse,
             agentsResponse,
@@ -495,17 +491,15 @@ export const {
             ...(sessionListResponse ? [sessionListResponse] : []),
           ]).then((responses) => {
             const providers = responses[0]
-            const providerList = responses[1]
-            const capabilities = responses[2]
-            const consoleState = responses[3]
-            const agents = responses[4]
-            const config = responses[5]
-            const sessions = responses[6]
+            const capabilities = responses[1]
+            const consoleState = responses[2]
+            const agents = responses[3]
+            const config = responses[4]
+            const sessions = responses[5]
 
             batch(() => {
               setStore("provider", reconcile(providers.providers))
               setStore("provider_default", reconcile(providers.default))
-              setStore("provider_next", reconcile(providerList))
               setStore("capabilities", "experimentalBackgroundSubagents", capabilities?.backgroundSubagents === true)
               setStore("console_state", reconcile(consoleState))
               setStore("agent", reconcile(agents))
@@ -518,6 +512,10 @@ export const {
           if (store.status !== "complete") setStore("status", "partial")
           // non-blocking
           void Promise.all([
+            // Every known provider and model (megabytes); only the connect dialog reads it.
+            sdk.client.provider
+              .list({ workspace }, { throwOnError: true })
+              .then((x) => setStore("provider_next", reconcile(x.data!))),
             ...(args.continue ? [] : [sessionListPromise.then((sessions) => setStore("session", reconcile(sessions)))]),
             consoleStatePromise.then((consoleState) => setStore("console_state", reconcile(consoleState))),
             sdk.client.command.list({ workspace }).then((x) => setStore("command", reconcile(x.data ?? []))),