diff --git a/examples/foundational/17-detect-user-idle.py b/examples/foundational/17-detect-user-idle.py
index e9671e145..e94a1c410 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/17-detect-user-idle.py
+++ b/examples/foundational/17-detect-user-idle.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from pipecat.runner.types import RunnerArguments
 from pipecat.runner.utils import create_transport
 from pipecat.services.cartesia.tts import CartesiaTTSService
 from pipecat.services.deepgram.stt import DeepgramSTTService
-from pipecat.services.openai.llm import OpenAILLMService
+from pipecat.services.openrouter.llm import OpenRouterLLMService
 from pipecat.transports.base_transport import BaseTransport, TransportParams
 from pipecat.transports.daily.transport import DailyParams
 from pipecat.transports.websocket.fastapi import FastAPIWebsocketParams
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ async def run_bot(transport: BaseTransport, runner_args: RunnerArguments):
         voice_id="71a7ad14-091c-4e8e-a314-022ece01c121",  # British Reading Lady
     )
 
-    llm = OpenAILLMService(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"))
+    llm = OpenRouterLLMService(
+        api_key=os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY"),
+        model="google/gemini-2.5-flash",
+    )
 
     messages = [
         {