diff --git a/backend/open_webui/config.py b/backend/open_webui/config.py
index c0a0f63b5..fe5f12fbc 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/config.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/config.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from open_webui.env import (
     WEBUI_NAME,
     log,
     DATABASE_URL,
+    OFFLINE_MODE
 )
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from sqlalchemy import JSON, Column, DateTime, Integer, func
@@ -1197,7 +1198,7 @@ RAG_EMBEDDING_MODEL = PersistentConfig(
 log.info(f"Embedding model set: {RAG_EMBEDDING_MODEL.value}")
 
 RAG_EMBEDDING_MODEL_AUTO_UPDATE = (
-    os.environ.get("RAG_EMBEDDING_MODEL_AUTO_UPDATE", "True").lower() == "true"
+    not OFFLINE_MODE and os.environ.get("RAG_EMBEDDING_MODEL_AUTO_UPDATE", "True").lower() == "true"
 )
 
 RAG_EMBEDDING_MODEL_TRUST_REMOTE_CODE = (
@@ -1222,7 +1223,7 @@ if RAG_RERANKING_MODEL.value != "":
     log.info(f"Reranking model set: {RAG_RERANKING_MODEL.value}")
 
 RAG_RERANKING_MODEL_AUTO_UPDATE = (
-    os.environ.get("RAG_RERANKING_MODEL_AUTO_UPDATE", "True").lower() == "true"
+    not OFFLINE_MODE and os.environ.get("RAG_RERANKING_MODEL_AUTO_UPDATE", "True").lower() == "true"
 )
 
 RAG_RERANKING_MODEL_TRUST_REMOTE_CODE = (
@@ -1686,7 +1687,7 @@ WHISPER_MODEL = PersistentConfig(
 
 WHISPER_MODEL_DIR = os.getenv("WHISPER_MODEL_DIR", f"{CACHE_DIR}/whisper/models")
 WHISPER_MODEL_AUTO_UPDATE = (
-    os.environ.get("WHISPER_MODEL_AUTO_UPDATE", "").lower() == "true"
+    not OFFLINE_MODE and os.environ.get("WHISPER_MODEL_AUTO_UPDATE", "").lower() == "true"
 )