diff --git a/web-app/src/services/providers/tauri.ts b/web-app/src/services/providers/tauri.ts
index 5c5103b20..bd1751447 100644
--- a/web-app/src/services/providers/tauri.ts
+++ b/web-app/src/services/providers/tauri.ts
@@ -75,18 +75,31 @@ export class TauriProvidersService extends DefaultProvidersService {
           }) as ProviderSetting[],
           models: await Promise.all(
             models.map(
-              async (model) =>
-                ({
+              async (model) => {
+                let capabilities: string[] = []
+                
+                // Check for capabilities
+                if ('capabilities' in model) {
+                  capabilities = model.capabilities as string[]
+                } else {
+                  // Try to check tool support, but don't let failures block the model
+                  try {
+                    const toolSupported = await value.isToolSupported(model.id)
+                    if (toolSupported) {
+                      capabilities = [ModelCapabilities.TOOLS]
+                    }
+                  } catch (error) {
+                    console.warn(`Failed to check tool support for model ${model.id}:`, error)
+                    // Continue without tool capabilities if check fails
+                  }
+                }
+                
+                return {
                   id: model.id,
                   model: model.id,
                   name: model.name,
                   description: model.description,
-                  capabilities:
-                    'capabilities' in model
-                      ? (model.capabilities as string[])
-                      : (await value.isToolSupported(model.id))
-                        ? [ModelCapabilities.TOOLS]
-                        : [],
+                  capabilities,
                   provider: providerName,
                   settings: Object.values(modelSettings).reduce(
                     (acc, setting) => {
@@ -105,7 +118,8 @@ export class TauriProvidersService extends DefaultProvidersService {
                     },
                     {} as Record<string, ProviderSetting>
                   ),
-                }) as Model
+                } as Model
+              }
             )
           ),
         }