diff --git a/api/db/init_data.py b/api/db/init_data.py
index 506377c4..523805e7 100644
--- a/api/db/init_data.py
+++ b/api/db/init_data.py
@@ -103,13 +103,8 @@ def init_llm_factory():
     except Exception:
         pass
 
-    factory_llm_infos = json.load(
-        open(
-            os.path.join(get_project_base_directory(), "conf", "llm_factories.json"),
-            "r",
-        )
-    )
-    for factory_llm_info in factory_llm_infos["factory_llm_infos"]:
+    factory_llm_infos = settings.FACTORY_LLM_INFOS    
+    for factory_llm_info in factory_llm_infos:
         llm_infos = factory_llm_info.pop("llm")
         try:
             LLMFactoriesService.save(**factory_llm_info)
diff --git a/api/db/services/llm_service.py b/api/db/services/llm_service.py
index 039d4593..910a6b2a 100644
--- a/api/db/services/llm_service.py
+++ b/api/db/services/llm_service.py
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 #
-import json
 import logging
-import os
 
 from api.db.services.user_service import TenantService
-from api.utils.file_utils import get_project_base_directory
 from rag.llm import EmbeddingModel, CvModel, ChatModel, RerankModel, Seq2txtModel, TTSModel
+from api import settings
 from api.db import LLMType
 from api.db.db_models import DB
 from api.db.db_models import LLMFactories, LLM, TenantLLM
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ class TenantLLMService(CommonService):
 
         # model name must be xxx@yyy
         try:
-            model_factories = json.load(open(os.path.join(get_project_base_directory(), "conf/llm_factories.json"), "r"))["factory_llm_infos"]
+            model_factories = settings.FACTORY_LLM_INFOS
             model_providers = set([f["name"] for f in model_factories])
             if arr[-1] not in model_providers:
                 return model_name, None
diff --git a/api/settings.py b/api/settings.py
index 3aa7bf8f..d4b829cf 100644
--- a/api/settings.py
+++ b/api/settings.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import os
 from datetime import date
 from enum import IntEnum, Enum
+import json
 import rag.utils.es_conn
 import rag.utils.infinity_conn
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ from rag.nlp import search
 from graphrag import search as kg_search
 from api.utils import get_base_config, decrypt_database_config
 from api.constants import RAG_FLOW_SERVICE_NAME
+from api.utils.file_utils import get_project_base_directory
 
 LIGHTEN = int(os.environ.get('LIGHTEN', "0"))
 
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ PARSERS = None
 HOST_IP = None
 HOST_PORT = None
 SECRET_KEY = None
+FACTORY_LLM_INFOS = None
 
 DATABASE_TYPE = os.getenv("DB_TYPE", 'mysql')
 DATABASE = decrypt_database_config(name=DATABASE_TYPE)
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ kg_retrievaler = None
 
 
 def init_settings():
-    global LLM, LLM_FACTORY, LLM_BASE_URL, LIGHTEN, DATABASE_TYPE, DATABASE
+    global LLM, LLM_FACTORY, LLM_BASE_URL, LIGHTEN, DATABASE_TYPE, DATABASE, FACTORY_LLM_INFOS
     LIGHTEN = int(os.environ.get('LIGHTEN', "0"))
     DATABASE_TYPE = os.getenv("DB_TYPE", 'mysql')
     DATABASE = decrypt_database_config(name=DATABASE_TYPE)
@@ -69,6 +72,12 @@ def init_settings():
     LLM_DEFAULT_MODELS = LLM.get("default_models", {})
     LLM_FACTORY = LLM.get("factory", "Tongyi-Qianwen")
     LLM_BASE_URL = LLM.get("base_url")
+    
+    try:
+        with open(os.path.join(get_project_base_directory(), "conf", "llm_factories.json"), "r") as f:
+            FACTORY_LLM_INFOS = json.load(f)["factory_llm_infos"]
+    except Exception:
+        FACTORY_LLM_INFOS = []
 
     global CHAT_MDL, EMBEDDING_MDL, RERANK_MDL, ASR_MDL, IMAGE2TEXT_MDL
     if not LIGHTEN:
diff --git a/rag/prompts.py b/rag/prompts.py
index af6df162..839a55fc 100644
--- a/rag/prompts.py
+++ b/rag/prompts.py
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@
 import datetime
 import json
 import logging
-import os
 import re
 from collections import defaultdict
 import json_repair
+from api import settings
 from api.db import LLMType
 from api.db.services.document_service import DocumentService
 from api.db.services.llm_service import TenantLLMService, LLMBundle
-from api.utils.file_utils import get_project_base_directory
 from rag.settings import TAG_FLD
 from rag.utils import num_tokens_from_string, encoder
 
@@ -46,9 +45,9 @@ def chunks_format(reference):
 
 def llm_id2llm_type(llm_id):
     llm_id, _ = TenantLLMService.split_model_name_and_factory(llm_id)
-    fnm = os.path.join(get_project_base_directory(), "conf")
-    llm_factories = json.load(open(os.path.join(fnm, "llm_factories.json"), "r"))
-    for llm_factory in llm_factories["factory_llm_infos"]:
+
+    llm_factories = settings.FACTORY_LLM_INFOS  
+    for llm_factory in llm_factories:
         for llm in llm_factory["llm"]:
             if llm_id == llm["llm_name"]:
                 return llm["model_type"].strip(",")[-1]