diff --git a/embedding/manager.py b/embedding/manager.py
index e81b679..19577a7 100644
--- a/embedding/manager.py
+++ b/embedding/manager.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class GlobalModelManager:
             "model": self.external_model_name,
             "input": texts,
         }
-        if self.external_dimensions and self.external_model_name != "text-embedding-ada-002":
+        if self.external_dimensions and self.external_model_name not in ("text-embedding-ada-002", "local-embedding"):
             payload["dimensions"] = self.external_dimensions
 
         response = requests.post(