diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/chat.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/chat.py
index eae9f81ce573..b38d5749a616 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/chat.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/chat.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def query(self, query: ChatPayload, trans: ProvidesUserContext = DependsOnTrans)
         log.debug(f"CHATGPTmessages: {messages}")
 
         response = openai.chat.completions.create(
-            model= config.openai_chat_model,
+            model=self.config.openai_chat_model,
             messages=messages,
         )
         print(response)