diff --git a/proxy/proxymanager.go b/proxy/proxymanager.go
index bdc31c7..3f123f6 100644
--- a/proxy/proxymanager.go
+++ b/proxy/proxymanager.go
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func (pm *ProxyManager) proxyToUpstream(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	processGroup, _, err := pm.swapProcessGroup(requestedModel)
+	processGroup, realModelName, err := pm.swapProcessGroup(requestedModel)
 	if err != nil {
 		pm.sendErrorResponse(c, http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Sprintf("error swapping process group: %s", err.Error()))
 		return
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func (pm *ProxyManager) proxyToUpstream(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	// rewrite the path
 	c.Request.URL.Path = c.Param("upstreamPath")
-	processGroup.ProxyRequest(requestedModel, c.Writer, c.Request)
+	processGroup.ProxyRequest(realModelName, c.Writer, c.Request)
 }
 
 func (pm *ProxyManager) proxyOAIHandler(c *gin.Context) {
diff --git a/proxy/proxymanager_test.go b/proxy/proxymanager_test.go
index 2447ad9..0959eea 100644
--- a/proxy/proxymanager_test.go
+++ b/proxy/proxymanager_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -280,48 +281,48 @@ func TestProxyManager_ListModelsHandler(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestProxyManager_ListModelsHandler_SortedByID(t *testing.T) {
-    // Intentionally add models in non-sorted order and with an unlisted model
-    config := Config{
-        HealthCheckTimeout: 15,
-        Models: map[string]ModelConfig{
-            "zeta":   getTestSimpleResponderConfig("zeta"),
-            "alpha":  getTestSimpleResponderConfig("alpha"),
-            "beta":   getTestSimpleResponderConfig("beta"),
-            "hidden": func() ModelConfig {
-                mc := getTestSimpleResponderConfig("hidden")
-                mc.Unlisted = true
-                return mc
-            }(),
-        },
-        LogLevel: "error",
-    }
+	// Intentionally add models in non-sorted order and with an unlisted model
+	config := Config{
+		HealthCheckTimeout: 15,
+		Models: map[string]ModelConfig{
+			"zeta":  getTestSimpleResponderConfig("zeta"),
+			"alpha": getTestSimpleResponderConfig("alpha"),
+			"beta":  getTestSimpleResponderConfig("beta"),
+			"hidden": func() ModelConfig {
+				mc := getTestSimpleResponderConfig("hidden")
+				mc.Unlisted = true
+				return mc
+			}(),
+		},
+		LogLevel: "error",
+	}
 
-    proxy := New(config)
+	proxy := New(config)
 
-    // Request models list
-    req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/models", nil)
-    w := httptest.NewRecorder()
-    proxy.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	// Request models list
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/models", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	proxy.ServeHTTP(w, req)
 
-    assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Code)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Code)
 
-    var response struct {
-        Data []map[string]interface{} `json:"data"`
-    }
-    if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &response); err != nil {
-        t.Fatalf("Failed to parse JSON response: %v", err)
-    }
+	var response struct {
+		Data []map[string]interface{} `json:"data"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &response); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to parse JSON response: %v", err)
+	}
 
-    // We expect only the listed models in sorted order by id
-    expectedOrder := []string{"alpha", "beta", "zeta"}
-    if assert.Len(t, response.Data, len(expectedOrder), "unexpected number of listed models") {
-        got := make([]string, 0, len(response.Data))
-        for _, m := range response.Data {
-            id, _ := m["id"].(string)
-            got = append(got, id)
-        }
-        assert.Equal(t, expectedOrder, got, "models should be sorted by id ascending")
-    }
+	// We expect only the listed models in sorted order by id
+	expectedOrder := []string{"alpha", "beta", "zeta"}
+	if assert.Len(t, response.Data, len(expectedOrder), "unexpected number of listed models") {
+		got := make([]string, 0, len(response.Data))
+		for _, m := range response.Data {
+			id, _ := m["id"].(string)
+			got = append(got, id)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, expectedOrder, got, "models should be sorted by id ascending")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestProxyManager_Shutdown(t *testing.T) {
@@ -656,21 +657,34 @@ func TestProxyManager_CORSOptionsHandler(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestProxyManager_Upstream(t *testing.T) {
-	config := AddDefaultGroupToConfig(Config{
-		HealthCheckTimeout: 15,
-		Models: map[string]ModelConfig{
-			"model1": getTestSimpleResponderConfig("model1"),
-		},
-		LogLevel: "error",
-	})
+	configStr := fmt.Sprintf(`
+logLevel: error
+models:
+  model1:
+    cmd: %s -port ${PORT} -silent -respond model1
+    aliases: [model-alias]
+`, getSimpleResponderPath())
+
+	config, err := LoadConfigFromReader(strings.NewReader(configStr))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	proxy := New(config)
 	defer proxy.StopProcesses(StopWaitForInflightRequest)
-	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/upstream/model1/test", nil)
-	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	proxy.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
-	assert.Equal(t, "model1", rec.Body.String())
+	t.Run("main model name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/upstream/model1/test", nil)
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		proxy.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+		assert.Equal(t, "model1", rec.Body.String())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("model alias", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/upstream/model-alias/test", nil)
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		proxy.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+		assert.Equal(t, "model1", rec.Body.String())
+	})
 }
 
 func TestProxyManager_ChatContentLength(t *testing.T) {