diff --git a/api/types.go b/api/types.go
index 09961d994..1a728e09b 100644
--- a/api/types.go
+++ b/api/types.go
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ type ShowResponse struct {
 	Messages      []Message          `json:"messages,omitempty"`
 	RemoteModel   string             `json:"remote_model,omitempty"`
 	RemoteHost    string             `json:"remote_host,omitempty"`
-	ModelInfo     map[string]any     `json:"model_info,omitempty"`
+	ModelInfo     map[string]any     `json:"model_info"`
 	ProjectorInfo map[string]any     `json:"projector_info,omitempty"`
 	Tensors       []Tensor           `json:"tensors,omitempty"`
 	Capabilities  []model.Capability `json:"capabilities,omitempty"`
diff --git a/server/routes.go b/server/routes.go
index bc848e5a3..f38259b5a 100644
--- a/server/routes.go
+++ b/server/routes.go
@@ -1149,6 +1149,9 @@ func GetModelInfo(req api.ShowRequest) (*api.ShowResponse, error) {
 		Capabilities: m.Capabilities(),
 		ModifiedAt:   manifest.fi.ModTime(),
 		Requires:     m.Config.Requires,
+		// Several integrations crash on a nil/omitempty+empty ModelInfo, so by
+		// default we return an empty map.
+		ModelInfo: make(map[string]any),
 	}
 
 	if m.Config.RemoteHost != "" {