diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
index 3a4d71c2d4..a84067430f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ fn is_free_plan(login_status: &LoginStatus) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-fn should_show_login_screen(login_status: LoginStatus, config: &Config) -> bool {
+fn should_show_login_screen(login_status: &LoginStatus, config: &Config) -> bool {
     // Only show the login screen for providers that actually require OpenAI auth
     // (OpenAI or equivalents). For OSS/other providers, skip login entirely.
     if !config.model_provider.requires_openai_auth {