diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/safety/llama_guard/llama_guard.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/safety/llama_guard/llama_guard.py
index 9950064a4..f201d550f 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/safety/llama_guard/llama_guard.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/safety/llama_guard/llama_guard.py
@@ -73,18 +73,21 @@ DEFAULT_LG_V3_SAFETY_CATEGORIES = [
     CAT_ELECTIONS,
 ]
 
-LLAMA_GUARD_MODEL_IDS = [
-    CoreModelId.llama_guard_3_8b.value,
-    CoreModelId.llama_guard_3_1b.value,
-    CoreModelId.llama_guard_3_11b_vision.value,
-]
+# accept both CoreModelId and huggingface repo id
+LLAMA_GUARD_MODEL_IDS = {
+    CoreModelId.llama_guard_3_8b.value: "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-8B",
+    "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-8B": "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-8B",
+    CoreModelId.llama_guard_3_1b.value: "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-1B",
+    "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-1B": "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-1B",
+    CoreModelId.llama_guard_3_11b_vision.value: "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-11B-Vision",
+    "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-11B-Vision": "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-11B-Vision",
+}
 
 MODEL_TO_SAFETY_CATEGORIES_MAP = {
-    CoreModelId.llama_guard_3_8b.value: (
-        DEFAULT_LG_V3_SAFETY_CATEGORIES + [CAT_CODE_INTERPRETER_ABUSE]
-    ),
-    CoreModelId.llama_guard_3_1b.value: DEFAULT_LG_V3_SAFETY_CATEGORIES,
-    CoreModelId.llama_guard_3_11b_vision.value: DEFAULT_LG_V3_SAFETY_CATEGORIES,
+    "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-8B": DEFAULT_LG_V3_SAFETY_CATEGORIES
+    + [CAT_CODE_INTERPRETER_ABUSE],
+    "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-1B": DEFAULT_LG_V3_SAFETY_CATEGORIES,
+    "meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-11B-Vision": DEFAULT_LG_V3_SAFETY_CATEGORIES,
 }
 
 
@@ -150,8 +153,9 @@ class LlamaGuardSafetyImpl(Safety, ShieldsProtocolPrivate):
         if len(messages) > 0 and messages[0].role != Role.user.value:
             messages[0] = UserMessage(content=messages[0].content)
 
+        model = LLAMA_GUARD_MODEL_IDS[shield.provider_resource_id]
         impl = LlamaGuardShield(
-            model=shield.provider_resource_id,
+            model=model,
             inference_api=self.inference_api,
             excluded_categories=self.config.excluded_categories,
         )