diff --git a/hermes_cli/config.py b/hermes_cli/config.py
index c41158e42ae..e4447183746 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/config.py
@@ -2914,6 +2914,7 @@ def _normalize_custom_provider_entry(
         "api_mode", "transport", "model", "default_model", "models",
         "context_length", "rate_limit_delay",
         "request_timeout_seconds", "stale_timeout_seconds",
+        "discover_models",
     }
     for camel, snake in _CAMEL_ALIASES.items():
         if camel in entry and snake not in entry:
@@ -3004,6 +3005,10 @@ def _normalize_custom_provider_entry(
     if isinstance(rate_limit_delay, (int, float)) and rate_limit_delay >= 0:
         normalized["rate_limit_delay"] = rate_limit_delay
 
+    discover_models = entry.get("discover_models")
+    if isinstance(discover_models, bool):
+        normalized["discover_models"] = discover_models
+
     return normalized