diff --git a/app/models/factory.py b/app/models/factory.py
index cee1983..78cc56a 100644
--- a/app/models/factory.py
+++ b/app/models/factory.py
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
 class ModelFactory:
     @staticmethod
     def create_model(model_name, *args):
-        if model_name == 'gpt-4o':
-            return GPT4o(model_name, *args)
-        elif model_name == 'gpt-4-vision-preview' or model_name == 'gpt-4-turbo':
-            return GPT4v(model_name, *args)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f'Unsupported model type {model_name}. Create entry in app/models/')
+        try:
+            if model_name == 'gpt-4o':
+                return GPT4o(model_name, *args)
+            elif model_name == 'gpt-4-vision-preview' or model_name == 'gpt-4-turbo':
+                return GPT4v(model_name, *args)
+            else:
+                # Llama/Llava models will work with the standard code I wrote for GPT4V without the assitant mode features of gpt4o
+                return GPT4v(model_name, *args)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise ValueError(f'Unsupported model type {model_name}. Create entry in app/models/. Error: {e}')