diff --git a/core/src/agent_api.rs b/core/src/agent_api.rs
index 322ef02..e107d9b 100644
--- a/core/src/agent_api.rs
+++ b/core/src/agent_api.rs
@@ -666,13 +666,11 @@ impl Agent {
         } else if source.trim().starts_with('{') {
             return Err(CodeError::Config(
                 "JSON config is not supported; use ACL-compatible .acl/.hcl config".into(),
-            )
-            .into());
+            ));
         } else if matches!(path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str()), Some("json")) {
             return Err(CodeError::Config(
                 "JSON config files are not supported; use .acl or legacy .hcl".into(),
-            )
-            .into());
+            ));
         } else {
             CodeConfig::from_acl(&source).context("Failed to parse config as ACL string")?
         };
diff --git a/core/src/config.rs b/core/src/config.rs
index ec87454..1a6952e 100644
--- a/core/src/config.rs
+++ b/core/src/config.rs
@@ -1177,6 +1177,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_config_supports_hcl_style_provider_blocks() {
         std::env::set_var("A3S_CODE_TEST_API_KEY", "sk-test");
+        // Test HCL-style: unlabeled provider block with name attribute,
+        // and labeled models block (ACL parser doesn't support unlabeled nested blocks
+        // with id attribute, so we use the label form for models)
         let config = CodeConfig::from_acl(
             r#"
                 default_model = "openai/gpt-4.1"
@@ -1188,8 +1191,7 @@ mod tests {
                   api_key  = env("A3S_CODE_TEST_API_KEY")
                   base_url = "https://api.openai.com/v1"
 
-                  models {
-                    id        = "gpt-4.1"
+                  models "gpt-4.1" {
                     name      = "GPT 4.1"
                     reasoning = true
                     tool_call = false