diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/models.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/models.py
index f27a2c761..86ba292c5 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/models.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/models.py
@@ -286,11 +286,7 @@ async def get_all_models(request, refresh: bool = False, user: UserModel = None)
             }
         ]
 
-    def get_function_module_by_id(function_id):
-        function_module, _, _ = get_function_module_from_cache(request, function_id)
-        return function_module
-
-    # Batch-prefetch all needed function IDs to avoid N+1 queries
+    # Batch-prefetch all needed function records to avoid N+1 queries
     all_function_ids = set()
     for model in models:
         all_function_ids.update(model.get("action_ids", []))
@@ -302,6 +298,12 @@ async def get_all_models(request, refresh: bool = False, user: UserModel = None)
         f.id: f for f in Functions.get_functions_by_ids(list(all_function_ids))
     }
 
+    # Pre-warm the function module cache once per unique function ID.
+    # This ensures each function's DB freshness check runs exactly once,
+    # not once per (model × function) pair.
+    for function_id in all_function_ids:
+        get_function_module_from_cache(request, function_id)
+
     for model in models:
         action_ids = [
             action_id
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ async def get_all_models(request, refresh: bool = False, user: UserModel = None)
             if action_function is None:
                 raise Exception(f"Action not found: {action_id}")
 
-            function_module = get_function_module_by_id(action_id)
+            function_module = request.app.state.FUNCTIONS.get(action_id)
             model["actions"].extend(
                 get_action_items_from_module(action_function, function_module)
             )
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ async def get_all_models(request, refresh: bool = False, user: UserModel = None)
             if filter_function is None:
                 raise Exception(f"Filter not found: {filter_id}")
 
-            function_module = get_function_module_by_id(filter_id)
+            function_module = request.app.state.FUNCTIONS.get(filter_id)
 
             if getattr(function_module, "toggle", None):
                 model["filters"].extend(