diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/adapters/inference/ollama/ollama.py b/llama_stack/providers/adapters/inference/ollama/ollama.py
index d1b51b9b1..916241a7c 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/adapters/inference/ollama/ollama.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/adapters/inference/ollama/ollama.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class OllamaInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelsProtocolPrivate):
                     identifier=llama_model,
                     llama_model=llama_model,
                     metadata={
-                        "ollama_model": str(r["model"]),
+                        "ollama_model": r["model"],
                     },
                 )
             )