diff --git a/agent/conversation_loop.py b/agent/conversation_loop.py
index d82368eeb93a..a7da4956c503 100644
--- a/agent/conversation_loop.py
+++ b/agent/conversation_loop.py
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ def _is_nous_inference_route(provider: str, base_url: str) -> bool:
     base = str(base_url or "")
     return (
         base_url_host_matches(base, "inference-api.nousresearch.com")
-        or base_url_host_matches(base, "inference.nousresearch.com")
     )
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/model-providers/nous/__init__.py b/plugins/model-providers/nous/__init__.py
index b158494e3a3f..0e8df173df82 100644
--- a/plugins/model-providers/nous/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/model-providers/nous/__init__.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ nous = NousProfile(
         "hermes-3-405b",
         "hermes-3-70b",
     ),
-    base_url="https://inference.nousresearch.com/v1",
+    base_url="https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1",
     auth_type="oauth_device_code",
 )