diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/ollama/ollama.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/ollama/ollama.py
index 3a32125b2..297eecbdc 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/ollama/ollama.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/ollama/ollama.py
@@ -71,12 +71,9 @@ model_aliases = [
 ]
 
 
-class OllamaInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelRegistryHelper, ModelsProtocolPrivate):
+class OllamaInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelsProtocolPrivate):
     def __init__(self, url: str) -> None:
-        ModelRegistryHelper.__init__(
-            self,
-            model_aliases=model_aliases,
-        )
+        self.register_helper = ModelRegistryHelper(model_aliases)
         self.url = url
         self.formatter = ChatFormat(Tokenizer.get_instance())
 
@@ -203,7 +200,9 @@ class OllamaInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelRegistryHelper, ModelsProtocolPriva
             else:
                 input_dict["raw"] = True
                 input_dict["prompt"] = chat_completion_request_to_prompt(
-                    request, self.get_llama_model(request.model), self.formatter
+                    request,
+                    self.register_helper.get_llama_model(request.model),
+                    self.formatter,
                 )
         else:
             assert (
@@ -282,6 +281,18 @@ class OllamaInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelRegistryHelper, ModelsProtocolPriva
     ) -> EmbeddingsResponse:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    async def register_model(self, model: Model) -> Model:
+        model = await self.register_helper.register_model(model)
+        models = await self.client.ps()
+        available_models = [m["model"] for m in models["models"]]
+        if model.provider_resource_id not in available_models:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Model '{model.provider_resource_id}' is not available in Ollama. "
+                f"Available models: {', '.join(available_models)}"
+            )
+
+        return model
+
 
 async def convert_message_to_dict_for_ollama(message: Message) -> List[dict]:
     async def _convert_content(content) -> dict:
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/vllm/vllm.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/vllm/vllm.py
index e5eb6e1ea..696cfb15d 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/vllm/vllm.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/vllm/vllm.py
@@ -45,12 +45,9 @@ def build_model_aliases():
     ]
 
 
-class VLLMInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelRegistryHelper, ModelsProtocolPrivate):
+class VLLMInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelsProtocolPrivate):
     def __init__(self, config: VLLMInferenceAdapterConfig) -> None:
-        ModelRegistryHelper.__init__(
-            self,
-            model_aliases=build_model_aliases(),
-        )
+        self.register_helper = ModelRegistryHelper(build_model_aliases())
         self.config = config
         self.formatter = ChatFormat(Tokenizer.get_instance())
         self.client = None
@@ -131,6 +128,17 @@ class VLLMInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelRegistryHelper, ModelsProtocolPrivate
         ):
             yield chunk
 
+    async def register_model(self, model: Model) -> Model:
+        model = await self.register_helper.register_model(model)
+        res = self.client.models.list()
+        available_models = [m.id for m in res]
+        if model.provider_resource_id not in available_models:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Model {model.provider_resource_id} is not being served by vLLM. "
+                f"Available models: {', '.join(available_models)}"
+            )
+        return model
+
     async def _get_params(
         self, request: Union[ChatCompletionRequest, CompletionRequest]
     ) -> dict:
@@ -149,7 +157,9 @@ class VLLMInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelRegistryHelper, ModelsProtocolPrivate
                 ]
             else:
                 input_dict["prompt"] = chat_completion_request_to_prompt(
-                    request, self.get_llama_model(request.model), self.formatter
+                    request,
+                    self.register_helper.get_llama_model(request.model),
+                    self.formatter,
                 )
         else:
             assert (
@@ -157,7 +167,7 @@ class VLLMInferenceAdapter(Inference, ModelRegistryHelper, ModelsProtocolPrivate
             ), "Together does not support media for Completion requests"
             input_dict["prompt"] = completion_request_to_prompt(
                 request,
-                self.get_llama_model(request.model),
+                self.register_helper.get_llama_model(request.model),
                 self.formatter,
             )
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/tests/inference/test_model_registration.py b/llama_stack/providers/tests/inference/test_model_registration.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b20e519c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/tests/inference/test_model_registration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+import pytest
+
+# How to run this test:
+#
+# pytest -v -s llama_stack/providers/tests/inference/test_model_registration.py
+#   -m "meta_reference"
+#   --env TOGETHER_API_KEY=<your_api_key>
+
+
+class TestModelRegistration:
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_register_unsupported_model(self, inference_stack):
+        _, models_impl = inference_stack
+
+        # Try to register a model that's too large for local inference
+        with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
+            await models_impl.register_model(
+                model_id="Llama3.1-70B-Instruct",
+            )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_register_nonexistent_model(self, inference_stack):
+        _, models_impl = inference_stack
+
+        # Try to register a non-existent model
+        with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
+            await models_impl.register_model(
+                model_id="Llama3-NonExistent-Model",
+            )
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/utils/inference/model_registry.py b/llama_stack/providers/utils/inference/model_registry.py
index 7120e9e97..77eb5b415 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/utils/inference/model_registry.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/utils/inference/model_registry.py
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ class ModelRegistryHelper(ModelsProtocolPrivate):
             raise ValueError(f"Unknown model: `{identifier}`")
 
     def get_llama_model(self, provider_model_id: str) -> str:
-        return self.provider_id_to_llama_model_map[provider_model_id]
+        if provider_model_id in self.provider_id_to_llama_model_map:
+            return self.provider_id_to_llama_model_map[provider_model_id]
+        else:
+            return None
 
     async def register_model(self, model: Model) -> Model:
         model.provider_resource_id = self.get_provider_model_id(