diff --git a/systems/x86_64-linux/sgx/openwebui.nix b/systems/x86_64-linux/sgx/openwebui.nix
index 589139e..6d95759 100644
--- a/systems/x86_64-linux/sgx/openwebui.nix
+++ b/systems/x86_64-linux/sgx/openwebui.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ _: {
       ANONYMIZED_TELEMETRY = "False";
       DO_NOT_TRACK = "True";
       SCARF_NO_ANALYTICS = "True";
-      ENABLE_OLLAMA_API = "True";
-      OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL = "http://m4.local:11434";
-      ENABLE_OPENAI_API = "False";
       # Enable authentication
       WEBUI_AUTH = "True";
     };
+    # Model backend connections (Ollama/OpenAI) are PersistentConfig: configured
+    # via the admin web UI and stored in Open WebUI's DB. Not managed here — env
+    # vars only apply on first launch and would drift from the live config.
   };
 }