diff --git a/app/store/access.ts b/app/store/access.ts
index c76655a54..c4345430e 100644
--- a/app/store/access.ts
+++ b/app/store/access.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const DEFAULT_ACCESS_STATE = {
   iflytekApiSecret: "",
 
   
-  // optionally: hard set/reset model for everyone
+  // optionally: hard set/reset model for everyone with EnvVar DEFAULT_MODEL
   
   // server config
   needCode: true,
@@ -122,14 +122,11 @@ const DEFAULT_ACCESS_STATE = {
   disableGPT4: false,
   disableFastLink: false,
   customModels: "",
-  defaultModel: "gpt-4o-mini",
+  defaultModel: "",
 
 };
 
 
-console.log("DEFAULT_ACCESS_STATE incl. defaultModel (access.ts): ", DEFAULT_ACCESS_STATE);
-    
-
 export const useAccessStore = createPersistStore(
   { ...DEFAULT_ACCESS_STATE },
 
diff --git a/app/store/config.ts b/app/store/config.ts
index 662949066..64b8dad6c 100644
--- a/app/store/config.ts
+++ b/app/store/config.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ export const useAppConfig = createPersistStore(
         modelMap[`${model.name}@${model?.provider?.id}`] = model;
       }
 
+      console.log("set useAppConfig: ", state);
+
       set(() => ({
         models: Object.values(modelMap),
       }));
@@ -142,6 +144,8 @@ export const useAppConfig = createPersistStore(
     migrate(persistedState, version) {
       const state = persistedState as ChatConfig;
 
+      console.log("get useAppConfig: ", state);
+
       if (version < 3.4) {
         state.modelConfig.sendMemory = true;
         state.modelConfig.historyMessageCount = 4;