diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/tasks.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/tasks.py
index c885d764b2..3fcca0e07b 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/tasks.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async def update_task_config(
 async def generate_title(
     request: Request, form_data: dict, user=Depends(get_verified_user)
 ):
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ async def generate_chat_tags(
             content={"detail": "Tags generation is disabled"},
         )
 
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ async def generate_chat_tags(
 async def generate_image_prompt(
     request: Request, form_data: dict, user=Depends(get_verified_user)
 ):
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ async def generate_queries(
                 detail=f"Query generation is disabled",
             )
 
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ async def generate_autocompletion(
                 detail=f"Input prompt exceeds maximum length of {request.app.state.config.AUTOCOMPLETE_GENERATION_INPUT_MAX_LENGTH}",
             )
 
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ async def generate_emoji(
     request: Request, form_data: dict, user=Depends(get_verified_user)
 ):
 
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ async def generate_moa_response(
     request: Request, form_data: dict, user=Depends(get_verified_user)
 ):
 
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py
index 72f8eafe3b..03b5d589c6 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ async def generate_chat_completion(
     if BYPASS_MODEL_ACCESS_CONTROL:
         bypass_filter = True
 
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ async def chat_completed(request: Request, form_data: dict, user: Any):
     if not request.app.state.MODELS:
         await get_all_models(request)
 
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ async def chat_action(request: Request, action_id: str, form_data: dict, user: A
     if not request.app.state.MODELS:
         await get_all_models(request)
 
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index e630af6878..7195990011 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ async def process_chat_payload(request, form_data, metadata, user, model):
 
     # Initialize events to store additional event to be sent to the client
     # Initialize contexts and citation
-    if request.state.direct and request.state.model:
+    if getattr(request.state, "direct", False) and hasattr(request.state, "model"):
         models = {
             request.state.model["id"]: request.state.model,
         }
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index bef581e74b..cae8fba3a2 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@
 						const API_CONFIG = directConnections.OPENAI_API_CONFIGS[urlIdx];
 
 						try {
+							if (API_CONFIG?.prefix_id) {
+								const prefixId = API_CONFIG.prefix_id;
+								form_data['model'] = form_data['model'].replace(`${prefixId}.`, ``);
+							}
+
 							const [res, controller] = await chatCompletion(
 								OPENAI_API_KEY,
 								form_data,