diff --git a/src/lib/apis/configs/index.ts b/src/lib/apis/configs/index.ts
index 9762c41f..76256f4d 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/configs/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/apis/configs/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const setDefaultModels = async (token: string, models: string) => {
 	let error = null;
 
 	const res = await fetch(`${WEBUI_API_BASE_URL}/configs/default/models`, {
-		method: 'GET',
+		method: 'POST',
 		headers: {
 			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
 			Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector.svelte
index 9e7ff4dd..47afbbe1 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { models, showSettings, settings } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { setDefaultModels } from '$lib/apis/configs';
+	import { models, showSettings, settings, user } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { onMount, tick } from 'svelte';
 	import toast from 'svelte-french-toast';
 
 	export let selectedModels = [''];
 	export let disabled = false;
 
-	const saveDefaultModel = () => {
+	const saveDefaultModel = async () => {
 		const hasEmptyModel = selectedModels.filter((it) => it === '');
 		if (hasEmptyModel.length) {
 			toast.error('Choose a model before saving...');
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@
 		}
 		settings.set({ ...$settings, models: selectedModels });
 		localStorage.setItem('settings', JSON.stringify($settings));
+
+		if ($user.role === 'admin') {
+			console.log('admin');
+			await setDefaultModels(localStorage.token, selectedModels.join(','));
+		}
 		toast.success('Default model updated');
 	};