diff --git a/packages/types/src/api.ts b/packages/types/src/api.ts
index d2832d60e4..6abfcc4eea 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface McpApi {
 export interface RooCodeAPI extends EventEmitter<RooCodeEvents>, McpApi {
 	// Task Management
 	startNewTask(options: {
-		configuration: RooCodeSettings
+		configuration?: RooCodeSettings
 		text?: string
 		images?: string[]
 		newTab?: boolean
diff --git a/src/extension/api.ts b/src/extension/api.ts
index 6d97020eaf..1b7466f138 100644
--- a/src/extension/api.ts
+++ b/src/extension/api.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class API extends EventEmitter<RooCodeEvents> implements RooCodeAPI {
 		images,
 		newTab,
 	}: {
-		configuration: RooCodeSettings
+		configuration?: RooCodeSettings
 		text?: string
 		images?: string[]
 		newTab?: boolean
@@ -154,7 +154,13 @@ export class API extends EventEmitter<RooCodeEvents> implements RooCodeAPI {
 			consecutiveMistakeLimit: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER,
 		}
 
-		const task = await provider.createTask(text, images, undefined, options, configuration)
+		const task = await provider.createTask(
+			text,
+			images,
+			undefined,
+			options,
+			configuration || this.getConfiguration(),
+		)
 
 		if (!task) {
 			throw new Error("Failed to create task due to policy restrictions")