diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index e6cc8458..58d59fa1 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Gpt4AllWebUI(GPT4AllAPI):
         self.add_endpoint("/", "", self.index, methods=["GET"])
         self.add_endpoint("/<path:filename>", "serve_static", self.serve_static, methods=["GET"])
         self.add_endpoint("/personalities/<path:filename>", "serve_personalities", self.serve_personalities, methods=["GET"])
-        
+            
         
         self.add_endpoint("/export_discussion", "export_discussion", self.export_discussion, methods=["GET"])
         self.add_endpoint("/export", "export", self.export, methods=["GET"])
@@ -778,8 +778,13 @@ class Gpt4AllWebUI(GPT4AllAPI):
     
     
     def get_available_models(self):
-        response = requests.get(f'https://gpt4all.io/models/models.json')
-        model_list = response.json()
+        """Get the available models
+
+        Returns:
+            _type_: _description_
+        """
+        
+        model_list = self.backend.get_available_models()
 
         models = []
         for model in model_list:
diff --git a/backends/gpt4all/__init__.py b/backends/gpt4all/__init__.py
index 6b192115..faea2f7f 100644
--- a/backends/gpt4all/__init__.py
+++ b/backends/gpt4all/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable
 from pygpt4all import GPT4All as Model
 from pyGpt4All.backend import GPTBackend
+import yaml
 
 __author__ = "parisneo"
 __github__ = "https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all-ui"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ backend_name = "GPT4ALL"
 
 class GPT4ALL(GPTBackend):
     file_extension='*.bin'
+    
     def __init__(self, config:dict) -> None:
         """Builds a GPT4ALL backend
 
@@ -67,4 +69,15 @@ class GPT4ALL(GPTBackend):
                 if not new_text_callback(tok):
                     return
         except Exception as ex:
-            print(ex)
\ No newline at end of file
+            print(ex)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_available_models():
+        # Create the file path relative to the child class's directory
+        backend_path = Path(__file__).parent
+        file_path = backend_path/"models.yaml"
+
+        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+            yaml_data = yaml.safe_load(file)
+        
+        return yaml_data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backends/llama_cpp/__init__.py b/backends/llama_cpp/__init__.py
index 0c410d66..816979d5 100644
--- a/backends/llama_cpp/__init__.py
+++ b/backends/llama_cpp/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable
 from pyllamacpp.model import Model
 from pyGpt4All.backend import GPTBackend
+import yaml
 
 __author__ = "parisneo"
 __github__ = "https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all-ui"
@@ -67,4 +68,15 @@ class LLAMACPP(GPTBackend):
                 if not new_text_callback(tok):
                     return
         except Exception as ex:
-            print(ex)
\ No newline at end of file
+            print(ex)
+            
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_available_models():
+        # Create the file path relative to the child class's directory
+        backend_path = Path(__file__).parent
+        file_path = backend_path/"models.yaml"
+
+        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+            yaml_data = yaml.safe_load(file)
+        
+        return yaml_data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configs/default.yaml b/configs/default.yaml
index 6c12b3d4..fa50fc95 100644
--- a/configs/default.yaml
+++ b/configs/default.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ n_threads: 8
 host: localhost
 language: en-US
 # Supported backends are llamacpp and gpt-j
-backend: gpt4all
+backend: llamacpp
 model: null
 n_predict: 1024
 nb_messages_to_remember: 5
diff --git a/pyGpt4All/backend.py b/pyGpt4All/backend.py
index aa301a4c..d5516295 100644
--- a/pyGpt4All/backend.py
+++ b/pyGpt4All/backend.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 ######
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable
+import inspect
+import yaml
+import sys
 
 __author__ = "parisneo"
 __github__ = "https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all-ui"
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ __license__ = "Apache 2.0"
 
 class GPTBackend:
     file_extension='*.bin'
+    backend_path = Path(__file__).parent
     def __init__(self, config:dict, inline:bool) -> None:
         self.config = config
         self.inline = inline
@@ -45,3 +49,13 @@ class GPTBackend:
         """
         models_dir = Path('./models')/config["backend"]  # replace with the actual path to the models folder
         return [f.name for f in models_dir.glob(GPTBackend.file_extension)]
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_available_models():
+        # Create the file path relative to the child class's directory
+        backend_path = Path(__file__).parent
+        file_path = backend_path/"models.yaml"
+
+        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+            yaml_data = yaml.safe_load(file)
+        
+        return yaml_data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/views/SettingsView.vue b/web/src/views/SettingsView.vue
index 788ebbd4..05d3b828 100644
--- a/web/src/views/SettingsView.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/SettingsView.vue
@@ -450,13 +450,17 @@ export default {
             axios.post('/update_setting', obj).then((res) => {
                 if (res) {
                     if (next !== undefined) {
-                        next()
+                        next(res)
                     }
                     return res.data;
                 }
             })
                 .catch(error => { return { 'status': false } });
         },
+        update_backend(value) {
+            console.log("Upgrading backend")
+            res = this.update_setting('backend', value, (res)=>{console.log("Backend changed"); })
+        },
         save_configuration() {
             this.showConfirmation = false
             axios.post('/save_settings', {})
@@ -502,13 +506,7 @@ export default {
                 }
             });
         },
-        update_backend(value) {
-            res = update_setting('backend', value)
-            if (res.status) {
-                console.log("Backend changed")
-            }
 
-        },
         async api_get_req(endpoint) {
             try {
                 const res = await axios.get("/" + endpoint);