diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1879389..816db0d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: "postgresql+asyncpg://${POSTGRES_USER:-fabled}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-fabled}@db:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-fabledassistant}"
       OLLAMA_URL: "http://ollama:11434"
-      OLLAMA_MODEL: "${OLLAMA_MODEL:-llama3.1}"
+      OLLAMA_MODEL: "${OLLAMA_MODEL:-qwen3:14b}"
       SECRET_KEY: "${SECRET_KEY:-dev-secret-change-me}"
       # Uncomment and set to enable web research and image search via SearXNG:
       # SEARXNG_URL: "http://searxng:8080"