diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/config.py
index 0bffae38f..973b9b4d1 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/config.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class WatsonXConfig(BaseModel):
         default_factory=lambda: os.getenv("WATSONX_PROJECT_ID"),
         description="The Project ID key, only needed of using the hosted service",
     )
-    model_id: str | None = Field(
+    health_check_model_id: str | None = Field(
         default_factory=lambda: os.getenv("WATSONX_HEALTH_CHECK_MODEL_ID", "ibm/granite-3-8b-instruct"),
         description="The Model ID key, only needed of using the hosted service",
     )
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py
index 7567fb814..3ec5fce66 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class WatsonXInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelRegistryHelper):
             HealthResponse: A dictionary containing the health status.
         """
         try:
-            client_model = self._get_client(self._config.model_id)
+            client_model = self._get_client(self._config.health_check_model_id)
             client_model.get_details()
             return HealthResponse(status=HealthStatus.OK)
         except Exception as ex: