diff --git a/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js b/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js
index 8394223b5e..f3138bf6e9 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const {
-  parseCompactConvo,
+  EndpointURLs,
   EModelEndpoint,
   isAgentsEndpoint,
-  EndpointURLs,
+  parseCompactConvo,
 } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const azureAssistants = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/azureAssistants');
-const { getModelsConfig } = require('~/server/controllers/ModelController');
 const assistants = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/assistants');
 const gptPlugins = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/gptPlugins');
 const { processFiles } = require('~/server/services/Files/process');
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ async function buildEndpointOption(req, res, next) {
   try {
     parsedBody = parseCompactConvo({ endpoint, endpointType, conversation: req.body });
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.warn(
+      `Error parsing conversation for endpoint ${endpoint}${error?.message ? `: ${error.message}` : ''}`,
+    );
     return handleError(res, { text: 'Error parsing conversation' });
   }
 
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ async function buildEndpointOption(req, res, next) {
         conversation: currentModelSpec.preset,
       });
     } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(`Error parsing model spec for endpoint ${endpoint}`, error);
       return handleError(res, { text: 'Error parsing model spec' });
     }
   }
@@ -84,20 +88,23 @@ async function buildEndpointOption(req, res, next) {
   try {
     const isAgents =
       isAgentsEndpoint(endpoint) || req.baseUrl.startsWith(EndpointURLs[EModelEndpoint.agents]);
-    const endpointFn = buildFunction[isAgents ? EModelEndpoint.agents : (endpointType ?? endpoint)];
-    const builder = isAgents ? (...args) => endpointFn(req, ...args) : endpointFn;
+    const builder = isAgents
+      ? (...args) => buildFunction[EModelEndpoint.agents](req, ...args)
+      : buildFunction[endpointType ?? endpoint];
 
     // TODO: use object params
     req.body.endpointOption = await builder(endpoint, parsedBody, endpointType);
 
-    // TODO: use `getModelsConfig` only when necessary
-    const modelsConfig = await getModelsConfig(req);
-    req.body.endpointOption.modelsConfig = modelsConfig;
     if (req.body.files && !isAgents) {
       req.body.endpointOption.attachments = processFiles(req.body.files);
     }
+
     next();
   } catch (error) {
+    logger.error(
+      `Error building endpoint option for endpoint ${endpoint} with type ${endpointType}`,
+      error,
+    );
     return handleError(res, { text: 'Error building endpoint option' });
   }
 }