diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/agent.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/agent.rs
index 3c326fed86..0abddac50d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/agent.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/agent.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_agent(
                 eprintln!("{message}");
                 app_event_tx_clone.send(AppEvent::CodexEvent(Event {
                     id: "".to_string(),
-                    msg: EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent { message }),
+                    msg: EventMsg::Error(ErrorEvent {
+                        message,
+                        http_status_code: None,
+                    }),
                 }));
                 app_event_tx_clone.send(AppEvent::ExitRequest);
                 tracing::error!("failed to initialize codex: {err}");