diff --git a/internal/ai/vision/models.go b/internal/ai/vision/models.go
index c60d5ab52..615f7b5cb 100644
--- a/internal/ai/vision/models.go
+++ b/internal/ai/vision/models.go
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ var (
 	CaptionModel = &Model{
 		Type:   ModelTypeCaption,
 		Engine: ollama.EngineName,
+		Run:    RunManual,
 	}
 	DefaultModels = Models{
 		NasnetModel,
diff --git a/internal/ai/vision/testdata/vision.yml b/internal/ai/vision/testdata/vision.yml
index 45bb24d43..753cf4913 100644
--- a/internal/ai/vision/testdata/vision.yml
+++ b/internal/ai/vision/testdata/vision.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Models:
 - Type: caption
   Model: gemma3:latest
   Engine: ollama
+  Run: manual
   Resolution: 720
   Service:
     Uri: http://ollama:11434/api/generate