diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/images.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/images.py
index 03e115cc0..3f51fbdb4 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/images.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/images.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async def verify_url(request: Request, user=Depends(get_admin_user)):
 
 def set_image_model(request: Request, model: str):
     log.info(f"Setting image model to {model}")
-    request.app.state.config.MODEL = model
+    request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL = model
     if request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_ENGINE in ["", "automatic1111"]:
         api_auth = get_automatic1111_api_auth()
         r = requests.get(
@@ -210,18 +210,22 @@ def set_image_model(request: Request, model: str):
                 json=options,
                 headers={"authorization": api_auth},
             )
-    return request.app.state.config.MODEL
+    return request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL
 
 
-def get_image_model():
+def get_image_model(request):
     if request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_ENGINE == "openai":
         return (
-            request.app.state.config.MODEL
-            if request.app.state.config.MODEL
+            request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL
+            if request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL
             else "dall-e-2"
         )
     elif request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_ENGINE == "comfyui":
-        return request.app.state.config.MODEL if request.app.state.config.MODEL else ""
+        return (
+            request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL
+            if request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL
+            else ""
+        )
     elif (
         request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_ENGINE == "automatic1111"
         or request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_ENGINE == ""
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@ class ImageConfigForm(BaseModel):
 @router.get("/image/config")
 async def get_image_config(request: Request, user=Depends(get_admin_user)):
     return {
-        "MODEL": request.app.state.config.MODEL,
+        "MODEL": request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL,
         "IMAGE_SIZE": request.app.state.config.IMAGE_SIZE,
         "IMAGE_STEPS": request.app.state.config.IMAGE_STEPS,
     }
@@ -278,7 +282,7 @@ async def update_image_config(
         )
 
     return {
-        "MODEL": request.app.state.config.MODEL,
+        "MODEL": request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL,
         "IMAGE_SIZE": request.app.state.config.IMAGE_SIZE,
         "IMAGE_STEPS": request.app.state.config.IMAGE_STEPS,
     }
@@ -450,8 +454,8 @@ async def image_generations(
 
             data = {
                 "model": (
-                    request.app.state.config.MODEL
-                    if request.app.state.config.MODEL != ""
+                    request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL
+                    if request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL != ""
                     else "dall-e-2"
                 ),
                 "prompt": form_data.prompt,
@@ -513,7 +517,7 @@ async def image_generations(
                 }
             )
             res = await comfyui_generate_image(
-                request.app.state.config.MODEL,
+                request.app.state.config.IMAGE_GENERATION_MODEL,
                 form_data,
                 user.id,
                 request.app.state.config.COMFYUI_BASE_URL,