diff --git a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
index ed0324c2..46d9dfce 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import {
   logUserPrompt,
   AuthType,
   getOauthClient,
-  shouldAttemptBrowserLaunch,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { validateAuthMethod } from './config/auth.js';
 import { setMaxSizedBoxDebugging } from './ui/components/shared/MaxSizedBox.js';
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ export async function main() {
 
   if (
     settings.merged.selectedAuthType === AuthType.LOGIN_WITH_GOOGLE &&
-    (config.getNoBrowser() || !shouldAttemptBrowserLaunch())
+    config.isBrowserLaunchSuppressed()
   ) {
     // Do oauth before app renders to make copying the link possible.
     await getOauthClient(settings.merged.selectedAuthType, config);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAuthCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAuthCommand.ts
index bb1d68a9..e57a11af 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAuthCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useAuthCommand.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   Config,
   clearCachedCredentialFile,
   getErrorMessage,
-  shouldAttemptBrowserLaunch,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { runExitCleanup } from '../../utils/cleanup.js';
 
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ export const useAuthCommand = (
         settings.setValue(scope, 'selectedAuthType', authType);
         if (
           authType === AuthType.LOGIN_WITH_GOOGLE &&
-          (config.getNoBrowser() || !shouldAttemptBrowserLaunch())
+          config.isBrowserLaunchSuppressed()
         ) {
           runExitCleanup();
           console.log(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/code_assist/oauth2.test.ts b/packages/core/src/code_assist/oauth2.test.ts
index 8a1af056..ee63c02b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/code_assist/oauth2.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/code_assist/oauth2.test.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ vi.mock('../utils/browser.js', () => ({
 const mockConfig = {
   getNoBrowser: () => false,
   getProxy: () => 'http://test.proxy.com:8080',
+  isBrowserLaunchSuppressed: () => false,
 } as unknown as Config;
 
 // Mock fetch globally
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ describe('oauth2', () => {
     const mockConfigWithNoBrowser = {
       getNoBrowser: () => true,
       getProxy: () => 'http://test.proxy.com:8080',
+      isBrowserLaunchSuppressed: () => true,
     } as unknown as Config;
 
     const mockCodeVerifier = {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/code_assist/oauth2.ts b/packages/core/src/code_assist/oauth2.ts
index 51227086..5958625a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/code_assist/oauth2.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/code_assist/oauth2.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
   clearCachedGoogleAccount,
 } from '../utils/user_account.js';
 import { AuthType } from '../core/contentGenerator.js';
-import { shouldAttemptBrowserLaunch } from '../utils/browser.js';
 import readline from 'node:readline';
 
 //  OAuth Client ID used to initiate OAuth2Client class.
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ export async function getOauthClient(
     }
   }
 
-  if (config.getNoBrowser() || !shouldAttemptBrowserLaunch()) {
+  if (config.isBrowserLaunchSuppressed()) {
     let success = false;
     const maxRetries = 2;
     for (let i = 0; !success && i < maxRetries; i++) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index 6a3a18b6..3f406f85 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL,
 } from './models.js';
 import { ClearcutLogger } from '../telemetry/clearcut-logger/clearcut-logger.js';
+import { shouldAttemptBrowserLaunch } from '../utils/browser.js';
 
 export enum ApprovalMode {
   DEFAULT = 'default',
@@ -542,6 +543,10 @@ export class Config {
     return this.noBrowser;
   }
 
+  isBrowserLaunchSuppressed(): boolean {
+    return this.getNoBrowser() || !shouldAttemptBrowserLaunch();
+  }
+
   getSummarizeToolOutputConfig():
     | Record<string, SummarizeToolOutputSettings>
     | undefined {