diff --git a/src/plugins/provider-auth-choice.ts b/src/plugins/provider-auth-choice.ts
index 239debee82c..fbcea0c0449 100644
--- a/src/plugins/provider-auth-choice.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/provider-auth-choice.ts
@@ -296,10 +296,15 @@ export async function applyAuthChoiceLoadedPluginProvider(
     env: params.env,
     includeUntrustedWorkspacePlugins: false,
   });
-  if (installCatalogEntry) {
-    const enableResult = enablePluginInConfig(nextConfig, installCatalogEntry.pluginId);
+  const choicePlugin = manifestAuthChoice
+    ? { pluginId: manifestAuthChoice.pluginId, label: manifestAuthChoice.choiceLabel }
+    : installCatalogEntry
+      ? { pluginId: installCatalogEntry.pluginId, label: installCatalogEntry.label }
+      : undefined;
+  if (choicePlugin) {
+    const enableResult = enablePluginInConfig(nextConfig, choicePlugin.pluginId);
     if (!enableResult.enabled) {
-      const safeLabel = sanitizeTerminalText(installCatalogEntry.label);
+      const safeLabel = sanitizeTerminalText(choicePlugin.label);
       await params.prompter.note(
         `${safeLabel} plugin is disabled (${enableResult.reason ?? "blocked"}).`,
         safeLabel,