diff --git a/vllm/config.py b/vllm/config.py
index 6f87c46a..cca725c7 100644
--- a/vllm/config.py
+++ b/vllm/config.py
@@ -2341,7 +2341,9 @@ class SpeculativeConfig:
                 )
 
                 # Automatically detect the method
-                if "eagle-" in self.draft_model_config.model.lower():
+                if self.method == 'eagle':
+                    pass
+                elif "eagle-" in self.draft_model_config.model.lower():
                     self.method = "eagle"
                 elif self.draft_model_config.hf_config.model_type == "medusa":
                     self.method = "medusa"