diff --git a/backend/apps/litellm/main.py b/backend/apps/litellm/main.py
index 5696b6945..9bc08598f 100644
--- a/backend/apps/litellm/main.py
+++ b/backend/apps/litellm/main.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ async def shutdown_litellm_background():
         background_process.terminate()
         await background_process.wait()  # Ensure the process has terminated
         log.info("Subprocess terminated")
+        background_process = None
 
 
 @app.on_event("startup")
@@ -178,6 +179,9 @@ async def update_config(form_data: LiteLLMConfigForm, user=Depends(get_admin_use
 @app.get("/models")
 @app.get("/v1/models")
 async def get_models(user=Depends(get_current_user)):
+    while not background_process:
+        await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
     url = "http://localhost:14365/v1"
     r = None
     try:
@@ -213,6 +217,52 @@ async def get_models(user=Depends(get_current_user)):
         )
 
 
+@app.get("/model/info")
+async def get_model_list(user=Depends(get_admin_user)):
+    return {"data": app.state.CONFIG["model_list"]}
+
+
+class AddLiteLLMModelForm(BaseModel):
+    model_name: str
+    litellm_params: dict
+
+
+@app.post("/model/new")
+async def add_model_to_config(
+    form_data: AddLiteLLMModelForm, user=Depends(get_admin_user)
+):
+    app.state.CONFIG["model_list"].append(form_data.model_dump())
+
+    with open(LITELLM_CONFIG_DIR, "w") as file:
+        yaml.dump(app.state.CONFIG, file)
+
+    await restart_litellm()
+
+    return {"message": "model added"}
+
+
+class DeleteLiteLLMModelForm(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+
+
+@app.post("/model/delete")
+async def delete_model_from_config(
+    form_data: DeleteLiteLLMModelForm, user=Depends(get_admin_user)
+):
+    app.state.CONFIG["model_list"] = [
+        model
+        for model in app.state.CONFIG["model_list"]
+        if model["model_name"] != form_data.id
+    ]
+
+    with open(LITELLM_CONFIG_DIR, "w") as file:
+        yaml.dump(app.state.CONFIG, file)
+
+    await restart_litellm()
+
+    return {"message": "model deleted"}
+
+
 @app.api_route("/{path:path}", methods=["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"])
 async def proxy(path: str, request: Request, user=Depends(get_verified_user)):
     body = await request.body()
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Models.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Models.svelte
index 15b054024..688774d78 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Models.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Models.svelte
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	let liteLLMRPM = '';
 	let liteLLMMaxTokens = '';
 
-	let deleteLiteLLMModelId = '';
+	let deleteLiteLLMModelName = '';
 
 	$: liteLLMModelName = liteLLMModel;
 
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
 	};
 
 	const deleteLiteLLMModelHandler = async () => {
-		const res = await deleteLiteLLMModel(localStorage.token, deleteLiteLLMModelId).catch(
+		const res = await deleteLiteLLMModel(localStorage.token, deleteLiteLLMModelName).catch(
 			(error) => {
 				toast.error(error);
 				return null;
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		deleteLiteLLMModelId = '';
+		deleteLiteLLMModelName = '';
 		liteLLMModelInfo = await getLiteLLMModelInfo(localStorage.token);
 		models.set(await getModels());
 	};
@@ -1099,14 +1099,14 @@
 								<div class="flex-1 mr-2">
 									<select
 										class="w-full rounded-lg py-2 px-4 text-sm dark:text-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-850 outline-none"
-										bind:value={deleteLiteLLMModelId}
+										bind:value={deleteLiteLLMModelName}
 										placeholder={$i18n.t('Select a model')}
 									>
-										{#if !deleteLiteLLMModelId}
+										{#if !deleteLiteLLMModelName}
 											<option value="" disabled selected>{$i18n.t('Select a model')}</option>
 										{/if}
 										{#each liteLLMModelInfo as model}
-											<option value={model.model_info.id} class="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700"
+											<option value={model.model_name} class="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700"
 												>{model.model_name}</option
 											>
 										{/each}