diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/settings/image-model-manager.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/settings/image-model-manager.tsx
index 09c8bb669..877fa991c 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/settings/image-model-manager.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/settings/image-model-manager.tsx
@@ -612,14 +612,14 @@ export function ImageModelManager({ searchSpaceId }: ImageModelManagerProps) {
 											role="combobox"
 											className="w-full justify-between font-normal"
 										>
-											{formData.model_name || "Select or type a model..."}
+											{formData.model_name || "Select a model"}
 											<ChevronsUpDown className="ml-2 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 opacity-50" />
 										</Button>
 									</PopoverTrigger>
 									<PopoverContent className="w-full p-0" align="start">
 										<Command>
 											<CommandInput
-												placeholder="Search or type model name..."
+												placeholder="Search a model name"
 												value={formData.model_name}
 												onValueChange={(val) => setFormData((p) => ({ ...p, model_name: val }))}
 											/>
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/shared/llm-config-form.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/shared/llm-config-form.tsx
index 43bed93a1..38c67cfa6 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/shared/llm-config-form.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/shared/llm-config-form.tsx
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export function LLMConfigForm({
 													!field.value && "text-muted-foreground"
 												)}
 											>
-												{field.value || "Select or type model name"}
+												{field.value || "Select a model"}
 												<ChevronsUpDown className="ml-2 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 opacity-50" />
 											</Button>
 										</FormControl>
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export function LLMConfigForm({
 									>
 										<Command shouldFilter={false} className="bg-transparent">
 											<CommandInput
-												placeholder={selectedProvider?.example || "Type model name..."}
+												placeholder={selectedProvider?.example || "Search model name"}
 												value={field.value}
 												onValueChange={field.onChange}
 											/>