diff --git a/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/_common.py b/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/_common.py
index a520411c..3ba8d3c1 100644
--- a/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/_common.py
+++ b/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/_common.py
@@ -524,6 +524,11 @@ def _postprocess_args(cls, values: Any) -> Any:
             name = values.get("model")
             if model := determine_model(name):
                 values["model"] = model.id
+                # not all models are on https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1,
+                # those that are not are served from their own endpoints
+                if model.endpoint:
+                    # we override the infer_path to use the custom endpoint
+                    values["client"].infer_path = model.endpoint
             else:
                 if not (client := values.get("client")):
                     warnings.warn(f"Unable to determine validity of {name}")
diff --git a/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/chat_models.py b/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/chat_models.py
index 79d3a7ce..02233311 100644
--- a/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/chat_models.py
+++ b/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/chat_models.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
 
 from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints._common import _NVIDIAClient
-from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints._statics import Model, determine_model
+from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints._statics import Model
 
 _CallbackManager = Union[AsyncCallbackManagerForLLMRun, CallbackManagerForLLMRun]
 _DictOrPydanticClass = Union[Dict[str, Any], Type[BaseModel]]
@@ -168,17 +168,11 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any):
             environment variable.
         """
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        infer_path = "{base_url}/chat/completions"
-        # not all chat models are on https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1,
-        # those that are not are served from their own endpoints
-        if model := determine_model(self.model):
-            if model.endpoint:  # some models have custom endpoints
-                infer_path = model.endpoint
         self._client = _NVIDIAClient(
             base_url=self.base_url,
             model=self.model,
             api_key=kwargs.get("nvidia_api_key", kwargs.get("api_key", None)),
-            infer_path=infer_path,
+            infer_path="{base_url}/chat/completions",
         )
         # todo: only store the model in one place
         # the model may be updated to a newer name during initialization
diff --git a/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/embeddings.py b/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/embeddings.py
index 59d77447..767c5402 100644
--- a/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/embeddings.py
+++ b/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/embeddings.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import BaseModel, Field, PrivateAttr, validator
 
 from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints._common import _NVIDIAClient
-from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints._statics import Model, determine_model
+from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints._statics import Model
 from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints.callbacks import usage_callback_var
 
 
@@ -69,17 +69,11 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any):
             environment variable.
         """
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        infer_path = "{base_url}/embeddings"
-        # not all embedding models are on https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1,
-        # those that are not are served from their own endpoints
-        if model := determine_model(self.model):
-            if model.endpoint:  # some models have custom endpoints
-                infer_path = model.endpoint
         self._client = _NVIDIAClient(
             base_url=self.base_url,
             model=self.model,
             api_key=kwargs.get("nvidia_api_key", kwargs.get("api_key", None)),
-            infer_path=infer_path,
+            infer_path="{base_url}/embeddings",
         )
         # todo: only store the model in one place
         # the model may be updated to a newer name during initialization
diff --git a/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/reranking.py b/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/reranking.py
index 7267a85d..bde7c844 100644
--- a/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/reranking.py
+++ b/libs/ai-endpoints/langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints/reranking.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import BaseModel, Field, PrivateAttr
 
 from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints._common import _NVIDIAClient
-from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints._statics import Model, determine_model
+from langchain_nvidia_ai_endpoints._statics import Model
 
 
 class Ranking(BaseModel):
@@ -62,17 +62,11 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any):
             environment variable.
         """
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        infer_path = "{base_url}/ranking"
-        # not all models are on https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1,
-        # those that are not are served from their own endpoints
-        if model := determine_model(self.model):
-            if model.endpoint:  # some models have custom endpoints
-                infer_path = model.endpoint
         self._client = _NVIDIAClient(
             base_url=self.base_url,
             model=self.model,
             api_key=kwargs.get("nvidia_api_key", kwargs.get("api_key", None)),
-            infer_path=infer_path,
+            infer_path="{base_url}/ranking",
         )
         # todo: only store the model in one place
         # the model may be updated to a newer name during initialization