diff --git a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.spec.ts
index 1be3d28a0..78cb4ab2e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.spec.ts
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ describe('perform', () => {
         AutoRemove: false,
         Mounts: [
           {
-            Source: 'dummy-path',
-            Target: '/models',
+            Source: 'dummy-path/dummy-file.guff',
+            Target: '/models/dummy-file.guff',
             Type: 'bind',
           },
         ],
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.ts b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.ts
index 6b1d31af0..d0a4c38d9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@podman-desktop/api';
 import type { InferenceServerConfig } from '@shared/src/models/InferenceServerConfig';
 import { InferenceProvider } from './InferenceProvider';
-import { getModelPropertiesForEnvironment } from '../../utils/modelsUtils';
+import { getLocalModelFile, getModelPropertiesForEnvironment } from '../../utils/modelsUtils';
 import { DISABLE_SELINUX_LABEL_SECURITY_OPTION } from '../../utils/utils';
 import { LABEL_INFERENCE_SERVER } from '../../utils/inferenceUtils';
 import type { TaskRegistry } from '../../registries/TaskRegistry';
@@ -81,17 +81,23 @@ export class LlamaCppPython extends InferenceProvider {
       [LABEL_INFERENCE_SERVER]: JSON.stringify(config.modelsInfo.map(model => model.id)),
     };
 
-    const envs: string[] = [`MODEL_PATH=/models/${modelInfo.file.file}`, 'HOST=0.0.0.0', 'PORT=8000'];
-    envs.push(...getModelPropertiesForEnvironment(modelInfo));
+    // get model mount settings
+    const filename = getLocalModelFile(modelInfo);
+    const target = `/models/${modelInfo.file.file}`;
 
+    // mount the file directory to avoid adding other files to the containers
     const mounts: MountConfig = [
       {
-        Target: '/models',
-        Source: modelInfo.file.path,
+        Target: target,
+        Source: filename,
         Type: 'bind',
       },
     ];
 
+    // provide envs
+    const envs: string[] = [`MODEL_PATH=${target}`, 'HOST=0.0.0.0', 'PORT=8000'];
+    envs.push(...getModelPropertiesForEnvironment(modelInfo));
+
     const deviceRequests: DeviceRequest[] = [];
     const devices: Device[] = [];
     let entrypoint: string | undefined = undefined;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/WhisperCpp.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/WhisperCpp.spec.ts
index e4c2c666f..4a32312ca 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/WhisperCpp.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/WhisperCpp.spec.ts
@@ -235,4 +235,33 @@ test('provided connection should be used for pulling the image', async () => {
   expect(getImageInfo).toHaveBeenCalledWith(connectionMock, 'localhost/whisper-cpp:custom', expect.any(Function));
   expect(podmanConnection.getContainerProviderConnection).toHaveBeenCalledWith(connection);
   expect(podmanConnection.findRunningContainerProviderConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  // ensure the create container is called with appropriate arguments
+  expect(containerEngine.createContainer).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dummy-engine-id', {
+    Detach: true,
+    Env: ['MODEL_PATH=/models/random-file', 'HOST=0.0.0.0', 'PORT=8000'],
+    HostConfig: {
+      AutoRemove: false,
+      Mounts: [
+        {
+          Source: 'path-to-file/random-file',
+          Target: '/models/random-file',
+          Type: 'bind',
+        },
+      ],
+      PortBindings: {
+        '8000/tcp': [
+          {
+            HostPort: '8888',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      SecurityOpt: ['label=disable'],
+    },
+    Image: 'dummy-image-id',
+    Labels: {
+      'ai-lab-inference-server': '["whisper-cpp"]',
+      api: 'http://localhost:8888/inference',
+      hello: 'world',
+    },
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/WhisperCpp.ts b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/WhisperCpp.ts
index 26f5c7936..cd1a5b5bd 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/WhisperCpp.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/WhisperCpp.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import type { ContainerProviderConnection, MountConfig } from '@podman-desktop/a
 import { DISABLE_SELINUX_LABEL_SECURITY_OPTION } from '../../utils/utils';
 import { whispercpp } from '../../assets/inference-images.json';
 import type { PodmanConnection } from '../../managers/podmanConnection';
+import { getLocalModelFile } from '../../utils/modelsUtils';
 
 export class WhisperCpp extends InferenceProvider {
   constructor(
@@ -67,17 +68,22 @@ export class WhisperCpp extends InferenceProvider {
 
     if (!connection) throw new Error('no running connection could be found');
 
-    const imageInfo = await this.pullImage(connection, config.image ?? whispercpp.default, labels);
-    const envs: string[] = [`MODEL_PATH=/models/${modelInfo.file.file}`, 'HOST=0.0.0.0', 'PORT=8000'];
+    // get model mount settings
+    const filename = getLocalModelFile(modelInfo);
+    const target = `/models/${modelInfo.file.file}`;
 
+    // mount the file directory to avoid adding other files to the containers
     const mounts: MountConfig = [
       {
-        Target: '/models',
-        Source: modelInfo.file.path,
+        Target: target,
+        Source: filename,
         Type: 'bind',
       },
     ];
 
+    const imageInfo = await this.pullImage(connection, config.image ?? whispercpp.default, labels);
+    const envs: string[] = [`MODEL_PATH=${target}`, 'HOST=0.0.0.0', 'PORT=8000'];
+
     labels['api'] = `http://localhost:${config.port}/inference`;
 
     const containerInfo = await this.createContainer(