diff --git a/getstream/video/call.py b/getstream/video/call.py
index 2566fa59..451524ed 100644
--- a/getstream/video/call.py
+++ b/getstream/video/call.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ def _sync_from_response(self, data):
         if hasattr(data, "call") and isinstance(data.call, CallResponse):
             self.custom_data = data.call.custom
 
-    def connect_openai(self, openai_api_key, agent_user_id):
+    def connect_openai(
+        self, openai_api_key, agent_user_id, model="gpt-4o-realtime-preview"
+    ):
         from .openai import get_openai_realtime_client, ConnectionManagerWrapper
 
         client = get_openai_realtime_client(openai_api_key, self.client.base_url)
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ def connect_openai(self, openai_api_key, agent_user_id):
                 "call_id": self.id,
                 "api_key": self.client.api_key,
             },
-            model="gpt-4o-realtime-preview",
+            model=model,
             extra_headers={
                 "Authorization": f"Bearer {openai_api_key}",
                 "OpenAI-Beta": "realtime=v1",
diff --git a/tests/test_video_examples.py b/tests/test_video_examples.py
index 473e29fa..c93a052e 100644
--- a/tests/test_video_examples.py
+++ b/tests/test_video_examples.py
@@ -383,15 +383,6 @@ async def test_connect_openai(client: Stream, capsys):
 
     call = client.video.call("default", "example-ai-recorder")
 
-    # Just test that we can get the client without errors
-    from getstream.video.openai import get_openai_realtime_client
-
-    openai_client = get_openai_realtime_client(openai_api_key, client.base_url)
-
-    # Verify that the client has been patched
-    assert hasattr(openai_client, "beta")
-    assert hasattr(openai_client.beta, "realtime")
-
     # Skip the actual connection part which requires a real server, we leave this here just for manual testing
     with capsys.disabled():
         try: