diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ge/gemini-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ge/gemini-cli/package.nix
index 7948a6e18121..6388808ff04e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ge/gemini-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ge/gemini-cli/package.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
     # Remove node-pty dependency from packages/core/package.json
     ${jq}/bin/jq 'del(.optionalDependencies."node-pty")' packages/core/package.json > packages/core/package.json.tmp && mv packages/core/package.json.tmp packages/core/package.json
+
+    # Get rid of auto-update
+    sed -i '/disableAutoUpdate: {/,/}/ s/default: false/default: true/' packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''