diff --git a/modules/models/OpenAI.py b/modules/models/OpenAI.py
index 2a2b1fbd..5a6055bd 100644
--- a/modules/models/OpenAI.py
+++ b/modules/models/OpenAI.py
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ def __init__(
         top_p=1.0,
         user_name=""
     ) -> None:
+        if model_name in MODEL_METADATA:
+            model_name = MODEL_METADATA[model_name]["model_name"]
         super().__init__(
-            model_name=MODEL_METADATA[model_name]["model_name"],
+            model_name=model_name,
             temperature=temperature,
             top_p=top_p,
             system_prompt=system_prompt,