diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 5532f0d..21371fc 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -615,6 +615,25 @@ export function App() {
   const serverSelected =
     engineChoice === "server" && auth.user !== null && serverStatus?.available === true;
 
+  const availableModels = serverSelected
+    ? MODELS.filter((m) => m.fasterWhisperModel === "large-v3-turbo" || m.fasterWhisperModel === "medium.en")
+    : MODELS;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (serverSelected) {
+      const allowed = ["onnx-community/whisper-large-v3-turbo", "onnx-community/whisper-medium.en_timestamped"];
+      if (!allowed.includes(modelId) && !busy && liveStatus === "idle") {
+        setModelId("onnx-community/whisper-large-v3-turbo");
+        setActiveDevice(null);
+        setPartialText("");
+        setTranscribeProgress(null);
+        setResult(null);
+        setLoadStarted(false);
+        setLoadProgress(initialLoadProgress);
+      }
+    }
+  }, [serverSelected, modelId, busy, liveStatus]);
+
   return (
     <main className="app">
       <header className="app-header">
@@ -633,7 +652,7 @@ export function App() {
       </header>
 
       <ModelPicker
-        models={MODELS}
+        models={availableModels}
         selectedId={modelId}
         onSelect={handleModelSelect}
         devicePreference={devicePreference}