diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog-channels.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog-channels.test.ts
index 731504955b26..3a39eff097d7 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog-channels.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/scenario-catalog-channels.test.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ describe("qa scenario catalog channel contracts", () => {
 
     expect(scenario.coverage?.primary).toEqual(["media.inbound-media-store"]);
     expect(scenario.coverage?.secondary).toEqual(["channels.inbound-media-normalization"]);
+    expect(scenario.plugins).toContain("openai");
     expect(scenario.execution.channel).toBe("qa-channel");
     expect(scenario.execution.providerMode).toBe("mock-openai");
     expect(flow).toContain('"sendInbound"');
diff --git a/qa/scenarios/media/inbound-media-store-audio-transcription.yaml b/qa/scenarios/media/inbound-media-store-audio-transcription.yaml
index 3691ba5159f8..aea721e8761a 100644
--- a/qa/scenarios/media/inbound-media-store-audio-transcription.yaml
+++ b/qa/scenarios/media/inbound-media-store-audio-transcription.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title: Inbound media-store audio transcription
 scenario:
   id: inbound-media-store-audio-transcription
   surface: media-understanding
+  plugins:
+    - openai
   coverage:
     primary:
       - media.inbound-media-store