diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Functions.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Functions.svelte
index 123cee3aa0..78365c832e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Functions.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Functions.svelte
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@
 			models.set(
 				await getModels(
 					localStorage.token,
-					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null),
+					false,
+					true
 				)
 			);
 		}
@@ -161,7 +163,9 @@
 			models.set(
 				await getModels(
 					localStorage.token,
-					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null),
+					false,
+					true
 				)
 			);
 		}
@@ -413,7 +417,9 @@
 									await getModels(
 										localStorage.token,
 										$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections &&
-											($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+											($settings?.directConnections ?? null),
+										false,
+										true
 									)
 								);
 							}}
@@ -559,7 +565,9 @@
 		models.set(
 			await getModels(
 				localStorage.token,
-				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+				$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null),
+				false,
+				true
 			)
 		);
 	}}
@@ -585,7 +593,9 @@
 			models.set(
 				await getModels(
 					localStorage.token,
-					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null),
+					false,
+					true
 				)
 			);
 		};
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Connections.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Connections.svelte
index fc61f57730..768dafc9fd 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Connections.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Connections.svelte
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 
 					<div class="mt-1 text-xs text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500">
 						{$i18n.t(
-							'Model List Cache allows for faster access to model information by caching it locally.'
+							'Model List Cache speeds up access by fetching models only at startup or on settings save—faster, but may not show recent model changes.'
 						)}
 					</div>
 				</div>
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/create/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/create/+page.svelte
index af60e21cf3..ff485b45f5 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/create/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/create/+page.svelte
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
 			models.set(
 				await getModels(
 					localStorage.token,
-					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null),
+					false,
+					true
 				)
 			);
 
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/edit/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/edit/+page.svelte
index b65aa7a1f5..f2b7510387 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/edit/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/admin/functions/edit/+page.svelte
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
 			models.set(
 				await getModels(
 					localStorage.token,
-					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null)
+					$config?.features?.enable_direct_connections && ($settings?.directConnections ?? null),
+					false,
+					true
 				)
 			);
 		}