diff --git a/api/utils/api_utils.py b/api/utils/api_utils.py
index c0f2c1957..68c703b99 100644
--- a/api/utils/api_utils.py
+++ b/api/utils/api_utils.py
@@ -460,14 +460,15 @@ def verify_embedding_availability(embd_id: str, tenant_id: str) -> tuple[bool, R
     """
     try:
         llm_name, llm_factory = TenantLLMService.split_model_name_and_factory(embd_id)
-        if not LLMService.query(llm_name=llm_name, fid=llm_factory, model_type="embedding"):
-            return False, get_error_argument_result(f"Unsupported model: <{embd_id}>")
-
+        in_llm_service = bool(LLMService.query(llm_name=llm_name, fid=llm_factory, model_type="embedding"))
         # Tongyi-Qianwen is added to TenantLLM by default, but remains unusable with empty api_key
         tenant_llms = TenantLLMService.get_my_llms(tenant_id=tenant_id)
         is_tenant_model = any(llm["llm_name"] == llm_name and llm["llm_factory"] == llm_factory and llm["model_type"] == "embedding" for llm in tenant_llms)
 
         is_builtin_model = embd_id in settings.BUILTIN_EMBEDDING_MODELS
+        if not ((is_builtin_model or is_tenant_model or in_llm_service)):
+            return False, get_error_argument_result(f"Unsupported model: <{embd_id}>")
+
         if not (is_builtin_model or is_tenant_model):
             return False, get_error_argument_result(f"Unauthorized model: <{embd_id}>")
     except OperationalError as e: