diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/inference/meta_reference/inference.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/inference/meta_reference/inference.py
index 31ad6fa28..b4c1e3fbd 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/inference/meta_reference/inference.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/inference/meta_reference/inference.py
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ class MetaReferenceInferenceImpl(
         self.model_registry_helper = ModelRegistryHelper(
             [
                 build_model_alias(
-                    llama_model.descriptor(),
                     llama_model.core_model_id.value,
+                    llama_model.descriptor(),
                 )
             ],
         )