diff --git a/core/backend/embeddings.go b/core/backend/embeddings.go
index 264d947b991..5bf8eff9078 100644
--- a/core/backend/embeddings.go
+++ b/core/backend/embeddings.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func ModelEmbedding(s string, tokens []int, loader *model.ModelLoader, backendCo
 	var inferenceModel interface{}
 	var err error
 
-	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, []model.Option{})
+	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig)
 
 	if backendConfig.Backend == "" {
 		inferenceModel, err = loader.GreedyLoader(opts...)
diff --git a/core/backend/image.go b/core/backend/image.go
index 72c0007c584..d21feb39eac 100644
--- a/core/backend/image.go
+++ b/core/backend/image.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func ImageGeneration(height, width, mode, step, seed int, positive_prompt, negative_prompt, src, dst string, loader *model.ModelLoader, backendConfig config.BackendConfig, appConfig *config.ApplicationConfig) (func() error, error) {
 
-	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, []model.Option{})
+	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig)
 
 	inferenceModel, err := loader.BackendLoader(
 		opts...,
diff --git a/core/backend/llm.go b/core/backend/llm.go
index 3f44878bd93..3e4f3d2b27e 100644
--- a/core/backend/llm.go
+++ b/core/backend/llm.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func ModelInference(ctx context.Context, s string, messages []schema.Message, im
 	var inferenceModel grpc.Backend
 	var err error
 
-	opts := ModelOptions(c, o, []model.Option{})
+	opts := ModelOptions(c, o)
 
 	if c.Backend != "" {
 		opts = append(opts, model.WithBackendString(c.Backend))
diff --git a/core/backend/options.go b/core/backend/options.go
index 6586eccf13f..c65912222a5 100644
--- a/core/backend/options.go
+++ b/core/backend/options.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
-func ModelOptions(c config.BackendConfig, so *config.ApplicationConfig, opts []model.Option) []model.Option {
+func ModelOptions(c config.BackendConfig, so *config.ApplicationConfig, opts ...model.Option) []model.Option {
 	name := c.Name
 	if name == "" {
 		name = c.Model
diff --git a/core/backend/rerank.go b/core/backend/rerank.go
index f600e2e6eaf..fae97a81dbf 100644
--- a/core/backend/rerank.go
+++ b/core/backend/rerank.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 func Rerank(modelFile string, request *proto.RerankRequest, loader *model.ModelLoader, appConfig *config.ApplicationConfig, backendConfig config.BackendConfig) (*proto.RerankResult, error) {
 
-	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, []model.Option{model.WithModel(modelFile)})
+	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, model.WithModel(modelFile))
 	rerankModel, err := loader.BackendLoader(opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/core/backend/soundgeneration.go b/core/backend/soundgeneration.go
index b1b458b447a..f79d271581e 100644
--- a/core/backend/soundgeneration.go
+++ b/core/backend/soundgeneration.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func SoundGeneration(
 	backendConfig config.BackendConfig,
 ) (string, *proto.Result, error) {
 
-	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, []model.Option{model.WithModel(modelFile)})
+	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, model.WithModel(modelFile))
 
 	soundGenModel, err := loader.BackendLoader(opts...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/backend/token_metrics.go b/core/backend/token_metrics.go
index acd256634a0..19c30e29b9b 100644
--- a/core/backend/token_metrics.go
+++ b/core/backend/token_metrics.go
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ func TokenMetrics(
 	appConfig *config.ApplicationConfig,
 	backendConfig config.BackendConfig) (*proto.MetricsResponse, error) {
 
-	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, []model.Option{
-		model.WithModel(modelFile),
-	})
+	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, model.WithModel(modelFile))
 	model, err := loader.BackendLoader(opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/core/backend/tokenize.go b/core/backend/tokenize.go
index c8ec8d1cb26..ac63d85a55c 100644
--- a/core/backend/tokenize.go
+++ b/core/backend/tokenize.go
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ func ModelTokenize(s string, loader *model.ModelLoader, backendConfig config.Bac
 	var inferenceModel grpc.Backend
 	var err error
 
-	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, []model.Option{
-		model.WithModel(modelFile),
-	})
+	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, model.WithModel(modelFile))
 
 	if backendConfig.Backend == "" {
 		inferenceModel, err = loader.GreedyLoader(opts...)
diff --git a/core/backend/transcript.go b/core/backend/transcript.go
index c6ad9b59779..8406d2ef7a1 100644
--- a/core/backend/transcript.go
+++ b/core/backend/transcript.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func ModelTranscription(audio, language string, translate bool, ml *model.ModelL
 		backendConfig.Backend = model.WhisperBackend
 	}
 
-	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, []model.Option{})
+	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig)
 
 	transcriptionModel, err := ml.BackendLoader(opts...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/backend/tts.go b/core/backend/tts.go
index 20aa358e725..a9f9612cfb6 100644
--- a/core/backend/tts.go
+++ b/core/backend/tts.go
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ func ModelTTS(
 		bb = model.PiperBackend
 	}
 
-	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, []model.Option{
-		model.WithBackendString(bb),
-		model.WithModel(modelFile),
-	})
-
+	opts := ModelOptions(backendConfig, appConfig, model.WithBackendString(bb), model.WithModel(modelFile))
 	ttsModel, err := loader.BackendLoader(opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
diff --git a/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime.go b/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime.go
index ec1ff682111..71d064ddc98 100644
--- a/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime.go
+++ b/core/http/endpoints/openai/realtime.go
@@ -129,10 +129,8 @@ func newModel(cl *config.BackendConfigLoader, ml *model.ModelLoader, appConfig *
 
 	if cfg.Pipeline.LLM == "" || cfg.Pipeline.TTS == "" || cfg.Pipeline.Transcription == "" {
 		// If we don't have Wrapped model definitions, just return a standard model
-		opts := backend.ModelOptions(*cfg, appConfig, []model.Option{
-			model.WithBackendString(cfg.Backend),
-			model.WithModel(cfg.Model),
-		})
+		opts := backend.ModelOptions(*cfg, appConfig, model.WithBackendString(cfg.Backend),
+			model.WithModel(cfg.Model))
 		return ml.BackendLoader(opts...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/startup/startup.go b/core/startup/startup.go
index 17e54bc0603..941b73c3e9d 100644
--- a/core/startup/startup.go
+++ b/core/startup/startup.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func Startup(opts ...config.AppOption) (*config.BackendConfigLoader, *model.Mode
 
 			log.Debug().Msgf("Auto loading model %s into memory from file: %s", m, cfg.Model)
 
-			o := backend.ModelOptions(*cfg, options, []model.Option{})
+			o := backend.ModelOptions(*cfg, options)
 
 			var backendErr error
 			if cfg.Backend != "" {