diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py
index a34f007a1..d13ee58fe 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/watsonx/watsonx.py
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ class WatsonXInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelRegistryHelper):
             HealthResponse: A dictionary containing the health status.
         """
         try:
-            model = self._get_client(self._config.model_id)
-            model.generate("test")
+            client_model = self._get_client(self._config.model_id)
+            client_model.get_details()
             return HealthResponse(status=HealthStatus.OK)
         except Exception as ex:
-            return HealthResponse(status=HealthStatus.ERROR, message=f"Health check failed: {str(ex)}")
+            return HealthResponse(status=HealthStatus.ERROR, message=f"Health check failure reason: {str(ex)}")
 
     async def completion(
         self,