diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/sambanova/sambanova.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/sambanova/sambanova.py
index 9be5763aa..aade2f726 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/sambanova/sambanova.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/sambanova/sambanova.py
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ class SambaNovaInferenceAdapter(LiteLLMOpenAIMixin):
 
     def __init__(self, config: SambaNovaImplConfig):
         self.config = config
+        self.environment_available_models = []
         LiteLLMOpenAIMixin.__init__(
             self,
             model_entries=MODEL_ENTRIES,
@@ -250,15 +251,18 @@ class SambaNovaInferenceAdapter(LiteLLMOpenAIMixin):
 
     async def register_model(self, model: Model) -> Model:
         model_id = self.get_provider_model_id(model.provider_resource_id)
+
         list_models_url = self.config.url + "/models"
-        try:
-            response = requests.get(list_models_url)
-            response.raise_for_status()
-        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Request to {list_models_url} failed") from e
-        available_models = [model.get("id") for model in response.json().get("data", {})]
-        if len(available_models) == 0 or model_id.split("sambanova/")[-1] not in available_models:
-            logger.warning(f"Model {model_id} not available in {self.config.url}/models")
+        if len(self.environment_available_models) == 0:
+            try:
+                response = requests.get(list_models_url)
+                response.raise_for_status()
+            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+                raise RuntimeError(f"Request to {list_models_url} failed") from e
+            self.environment_available_models = [model.get("id") for model in response.json().get("data", {})]
+
+        if model_id.split("sambanova/")[-1] not in self.environment_available_models:
+            logger.warning(f"Model {model_id} not available in {list_models_url}")
         return model
 
     async def initialize(self):
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/safety/sambanova/sambanova.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/safety/sambanova/sambanova.py
index 242da83a6..1a65f6aa1 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/safety/sambanova/sambanova.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/safety/sambanova/sambanova.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CANNED_RESPONSE_TEXT = "I can't answer that. Can I help with something else?"
 class SambaNovaSafetyAdapter(Safety, ShieldsProtocolPrivate, NeedsRequestProviderData):
     def __init__(self, config: SambaNovaSafetyConfig) -> None:
         self.config = config
+        self.environment_available_models = []
 
     async def initialize(self) -> None:
         pass
@@ -54,18 +55,18 @@ class SambaNovaSafetyAdapter(Safety, ShieldsProtocolPrivate, NeedsRequestProvide
 
     async def register_shield(self, shield: Shield) -> None:
         list_models_url = self.config.url + "/models"
-        try:
-            response = requests.get(list_models_url)
-            response.raise_for_status()
-        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Request to {list_models_url} failed") from e
-        available_models = [model.get("id") for model in response.json().get("data", {})]
+        if len(self.environment_available_models) == 0:
+            try:
+                response = requests.get(list_models_url)
+                response.raise_for_status()
+            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+                raise RuntimeError(f"Request to {list_models_url} failed") from e
+            self.environment_available_models = [model.get("id") for model in response.json().get("data", {})]
         if (
-            len(available_models) == 0
-            or "guard" not in shield.provider_resource_id.lower()
-            or shield.provider_resource_id.split("sambanova/")[-1] not in available_models
+            "guard" not in shield.provider_resource_id.lower()
+            or shield.provider_resource_id.split("sambanova/")[-1] not in self.environment_available_models
         ):
-            logger.warning(f"Shield {shield.provider_resource_id} not available in {self.config.url}/models")
+            logger.warning(f"Shield {shield.provider_resource_id} not available in {list_models_url}")
 
     async def run_shield(
         self, shield_id: str, messages: list[Message], params: dict[str, Any] | None = None