diff --git a/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js b/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js
index d302bf8743..a44fd4b75d 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/buildEndpointOption.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const { handleError } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const {
   EndpointURLs,
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ const openAI = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/openAI');
 const agents = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/agents');
 const custom = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/custom');
 const google = require('~/server/services/Endpoints/google');
-const { handleError } = require('~/server/utils');
 
 const buildFunction = {
   [EModelEndpoint.openAI]: openAI.buildOptions,
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/uaParser.js b/api/server/middleware/uaParser.js
index f5b726dd3a..7fa75f0f83 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/uaParser.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/uaParser.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const uap = require('ua-parser-js');
-const { handleError } = require('../utils');
+const { handleError } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { logViolation } = require('../../cache');
 
 /**
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/validateEndpoint.js b/api/server/middleware/validateEndpoint.js
index 0eeaaeb97d..51cf14bf09 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/validateEndpoint.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/validateEndpoint.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { handleError } = require('../utils');
+const { handleError } = require('@librechat/api');
 
 function validateEndpoint(req, res, next) {
   const { endpoint: _endpoint, endpointType } = req.body;
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/validateModel.js b/api/server/middleware/validateModel.js
index dacbb82629..35671589c6 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/validateModel.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/validateModel.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+const { handleError } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { ViolationTypes } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { getModelsConfig } = require('~/server/controllers/ModelController');
-const { handleError } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { logViolation } = require('~/cache');
 /**
  * Validates the model of the request.