diff --git a/backend/apps/ollama/main.py b/backend/apps/ollama/main.py
index f9ebdb98..818b53d9 100644
--- a/backend/apps/ollama/main.py
+++ b/backend/apps/ollama/main.py
@@ -1029,6 +1029,14 @@ async def download_model(
     url_idx: Optional[int] = None,
 ):
 
+    allowed_hosts = ["https://huggingface.co/", "https://github.com/"]
+
+    if not any(form_data.url.startswith(host) for host in allowed_hosts):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=400,
+            detail="Invalid file_url. Only URLs from allowed hosts are permitted.",
+        )
+
     if url_idx == None:
         url_idx = 0
     url = app.state.OLLAMA_BASE_URLS[url_idx]
@@ -1037,6 +1045,7 @@ async def download_model(
 
     if file_name:
         file_path = f"{UPLOAD_DIR}/{file_name}"
+
         return StreamingResponse(
             download_file_stream(url, form_data.url, file_path, file_name),
         )
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Models.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Models.svelte
index 6de76a48..baa2f6c4 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Models.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Models.svelte
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@
 					console.log(error);
 				}
 			}
+		} else {
+			const error = await fileResponse?.json();
+			toast.error(error?.detail ?? error);
 		}
 
 		if (uploaded) {