diff --git a/backend/apps/ollama/main.py b/backend/apps/ollama/main.py
index 09c50286a..01e127074 100644
--- a/backend/apps/ollama/main.py
+++ b/backend/apps/ollama/main.py
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ async def pull_model(
 
     r = None
 
+    # Admin should be able to pull models from any source
+    payload = {**form_data.model_dump(exclude_none=True), "insecure": True}
+
     def get_request():
         nonlocal url
         nonlocal r
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ async def pull_model(
             r = requests.request(
                 method="POST",
                 url=f"{url}/api/pull",
-                data=form_data.model_dump_json(exclude_none=True).encode(),
+                data=json.dumps(payload),
                 stream=True,
             )