diff --git a/src/app/api/tags/route.ts b/src/app/api/tags/route.ts
index f5a214f..cc60cf8 100644
--- a/src/app/api/tags/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/tags/route.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ export async function GET(req: Request) {
   const res = await fetch(
     process.env.OLLAMA_URL + "/api/tags"
   );
-  return new Response(await res.text());
+  return new Response(res.body, res);
 }
diff --git a/src/components/chat/chat-topbar.tsx b/src/components/chat/chat-topbar.tsx
index ebcabbc..1cbfb11 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/chat-topbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/chat-topbar.tsx
@@ -46,9 +46,14 @@ export default function ChatTopbar({
 
     const fetchData = async () => {
       try {
-        const res = await fetch(
-          "/api/tags"
-        );
+        const res = await fetch("/api/tags", {
+          method: "GET",
+          headers: {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "cache-control": "no-cache",
+          },
+        });
+        
         const data = await res.json();
         // Extract the "name" field from each model object and store them in the state
         const modelNames = data.models.map((model: any) => model.name);