diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/common.py b/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/common.py
index bbe0113e9..15325276f 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/common.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/common.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from typing import Any
 
+from llama_stack.apis.models import Model
 from llama_stack.apis.resource import ResourceType
 from llama_stack.apis.scoring_functions import ScoringFn
 from llama_stack.distribution.access_control.access_control import AccessDeniedError, is_action_allowed
@@ -235,3 +236,23 @@ class CommonRoutingTableImpl(RoutingTable):
             ]
 
         return filtered_objs
+
+
+async def lookup_model(routing_table: CommonRoutingTableImpl, model_id: str) -> Model:
+    # first try to get the model by identifier
+    # this works if model_id is an alias or is of the form provider_id/provider_model_id
+    model = await routing_table.get_object_by_identifier("model", model_id)
+    if model is not None:
+        return model
+
+    # if not found, this means model_id is an unscoped provider_model_id, we need
+    # to iterate (given a lack of an efficient index on the KVStore)
+    models = await routing_table.get_all_with_type("model")
+    matching_models = [m for m in models if m.provider_resource_id == model_id]
+    if len(matching_models) == 0:
+        raise ValueError(f"Model '{model_id}' not found")
+
+    if len(matching_models) > 1:
+        raise ValueError(f"Multiple providers found for '{model_id}': {[m.provider_id for m in matching_models]}")
+
+    return matching_models[0]
diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/models.py b/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/models.py
index d6fa7ab6b..2f3ce8193 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/models.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/models.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from llama_stack.distribution.datatypes import (
 )
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
 
-from .common import CommonRoutingTableImpl
+from .common import CommonRoutingTableImpl, lookup_model
 
 logger = get_logger(name=__name__, category="core")
 
@@ -36,23 +36,7 @@ class ModelsRoutingTable(CommonRoutingTableImpl, Models):
         return OpenAIListModelsResponse(data=openai_models)
 
     async def get_model(self, model_id: str) -> Model:
-        # first try to get the model by identifier
-        # this works if model_id is an alias or is of the form provider_id/provider_model_id
-        model = await self.get_object_by_identifier("model", model_id)
-        if model is not None:
-            return model
-
-        # if not found, this means model_id is an unscoped provider_model_id, we need
-        # to iterate (given a lack of an efficient index on the KVStore)
-        models = await self.get_all_with_type("model")
-        matching_models = [m for m in models if m.provider_resource_id == model_id]
-        if len(matching_models) == 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"Model '{model_id}' not found")
-
-        if len(matching_models) > 1:
-            raise ValueError(f"Multiple providers found for '{model_id}': {[m.provider_id for m in matching_models]}")
-
-        return matching_models[0]
+        return await lookup_model(self, model_id)
 
     async def register_model(
         self,
diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/vector_dbs.py b/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/vector_dbs.py
index b4e60c625..de1458f4c 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/vector_dbs.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/routing_tables/vector_dbs.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from llama_stack.distribution.datatypes import (
 )
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
 
-from .common import CommonRoutingTableImpl
+from .common import CommonRoutingTableImpl, lookup_model
 
 logger = get_logger(name=__name__, category="core")
 
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ class VectorDBsRoutingTable(CommonRoutingTableImpl, VectorDBs):
         provider_vector_db_id: str | None = None,
         vector_db_name: str | None = None,
     ) -> VectorDB:
-        if provider_vector_db_id is None:
-            provider_vector_db_id = vector_db_id
+        provider_vector_db_id = provider_vector_db_id or vector_db_id
         if provider_id is None:
             if len(self.impls_by_provider_id) > 0:
                 provider_id = list(self.impls_by_provider_id.keys())[0]
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ class VectorDBsRoutingTable(CommonRoutingTableImpl, VectorDBs):
                     )
             else:
                 raise ValueError("No provider available. Please configure a vector_io provider.")
-        model = await self.get_object_by_identifier("model", embedding_model)
+        model = await lookup_model(self, embedding_model)
         if model is None:
             raise ValueError(f"Model {embedding_model} not found")
         if model.model_type != ModelType.embedding: