diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/providers/[id]/page.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/providers/[id]/page.tsx
index 7a90775412..66488b657e 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/providers/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/providers/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -1460,14 +1460,6 @@ export default function ProviderDetailPage() {
         return;
       }
 
-      setImportProgress((prev) => ({
-        ...prev,
-        phase: "importing",
-        total: fetchedModels.length,
-        status: t("importingModelsProgress", { current: 0, total: fetchedModels.length }),
-        logs: [t("foundModelsStartingImport", { count: fetchedModels.length })],
-      }));
-
       const existingIds = new Set([
         ...(modelMeta.customModels || []).map((m: any) => m.id),
         ...models.map((m: any) => m.id),
@@ -1483,6 +1475,8 @@ export default function ProviderDetailPage() {
           status: t("allModelsAlreadyImported") || "All models already imported",
           logs: [t("noNewModelsToImport") || "No new models to import"],
           importedCount: 0,
+          total: 0,
+          current: 0,
         }));
         return;
       }
@@ -1490,7 +1484,8 @@ export default function ProviderDetailPage() {
       setImportProgress((prev) => ({
         ...prev,
         phase: "importing",
-        total: fetchedModels.length,
+        total: newModels.length,
+        current: 0,
         status: t("importingModelsProgress", { current: 0, total: newModels.length }),
         logs: [
           t("foundModelsStartingImport", { count: newModels.length }),
diff --git a/src/app/api/providers/[id]/sync-models/route.ts b/src/app/api/providers/[id]/sync-models/route.ts
index c86fd1ad52..b9a4e9d4f5 100644
--- a/src/app/api/providers/[id]/sync-models/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/providers/[id]/sync-models/route.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   buildModelSyncInternalHeaders,
   isModelSyncInternalRequest,
 } from "@/shared/services/modelSyncScheduler";
+import { getModelsByProviderId } from "@/shared/constants/models";
 
 /**
  * POST /api/providers/[id]/sync-models
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ export async function POST(request: Request, { params }: { params: Promise<{ id:
 
     const fetchedModels = modelsData.models || [];
 
+    // Filter out models already in the built-in registry
+    const registryIds = new Set(
+      getModelsByProviderId(connection.provider).map((m: any) => m.id)
+    );
+
     // Replace the full model list
     const models = fetchedModels
       .map((m: any) => ({
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ export async function POST(request: Request, { params }: { params: Promise<{ id:
         name: m.name || m.displayName || m.id || m.model,
         source: "auto-sync",
       }))
-      .filter((m: any) => m.id);
+      .filter((m: any) => m.id && !registryIds.has(m.id));
 
     const replaced = await replaceCustomModels(connection.provider, models);