diff --git a/core/config/model_config_filter_test.go b/core/config/model_config_filter_test.go
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+++ b/core/config/model_config_filter_test.go
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+package config_test
+
+import (
+	. "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/config"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("BuildNameFilterFn", func() {
+	It("returns a pass-all filter when the filter string is empty", func() {
+		fn, err := BuildNameFilterFn("")
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(fn("any-name", nil)).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(fn("another-model", &ModelConfig{Name: "another-model"})).To(BeTrue())
+	})
+
+	It("returns an error for an invalid regex", func() {
+		fn, err := BuildNameFilterFn("[invalid-regex")
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(fn).To(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("matches only models whose name satisfies the regex", func() {
+		fn, err := BuildNameFilterFn("llama")
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		Expect(fn("", &ModelConfig{Name: "llama-7b"})).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(fn("", &ModelConfig{Name: "my-llama-model"})).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(fn("", &ModelConfig{Name: "gpt-4"})).To(BeFalse())
+	})
+})