diff --git a/tests/e2e/helpers/golden-stub-agent.ts b/tests/e2e/helpers/golden-stub-agent.ts
index f20573e4b64..427a6a2560c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/helpers/golden-stub-agent.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/helpers/golden-stub-agent.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export async function configureGoldenStubAgent(
 ): Promise<void> {
   const agent = options.agent ?? 'codex'
   await page.evaluate(
-    async ({ agent, windowsShell }) => {
+    async ({ agent, agentArgs, windowsShell }) => {
       const store = window.__store
       if (!store) {
         throw new Error('Orca store is unavailable')
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function configureGoldenStubAgent(
       await store.getState().updateSettings({
         defaultTuiAgent: agent,
         agentCmdOverrides: { [agent]: 'golden-stub-agent' },
-        agentDefaultArgs: { [agent]: options.agentArgs ?? '' },
+        agentDefaultArgs: { [agent]: agentArgs },
         ...(windowsShell ? { terminalWindowsShell: windowsShell } : {})
       })
     },