diff --git a/src/routes/conversation/+server.ts b/src/routes/conversation/+server.ts
index f622987d27..164e5877a7 100644
--- a/src/routes/conversation/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/conversation/+server.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({ locals, request }) => {
 		);
 	}
 
-	const model = models.find((m) => m.name === values.model);
+	const model = models.find((m) => (m.id || m.name) === values.model);
 
 	if (!model) {
 		throw error(400, "Invalid model");