[PR #22125] [CLOSED] fix: ensure RAG and specialized OpenAI configs inherit environment values #49552

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GiteaMirror · 2026-04-30T01:51:00-05:00

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22125
Author: @VedantMadane
Created: 3/2/2026
Status: ❌ Closed

Base: dev ← Head: fix/config-openai-inheritance

📝 Commits (1)

cc527d7 fix: ensure RAG and other specialized OpenAI configs inherit INITIAL_OPENAI environment values

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1 file changed (+13 additions, -10 deletions)

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📝 backend/open_webui/config.py (+13 -10)

📄 Description

Fixes #22084.

Problem

Internal logic in config.py was resetting OPENAI_API_BASE_URL and OPENAI_API_KEY to hardcoded defaults mid-way through initialization. This caused specialized modules (RAG, Image Generation, Audio STT/TTS) to ignore user-provided environment variables and fallback to the hardcoded OpenAI defaults instead of the user's primary OpenAI configuration.

Solution

Introduced INITIAL_OPENAI_API_BASE_URL and INITIAL_OPENAI_API_KEY to capture environment values at the very start of initialization.
Updated all dependent PersistentConfig instances (RAG, IMAGES, AUDIO) to use these captured initial values as their defaults.
This ensures that if a user sets OPENAI_API_BASE_URL, it correctly flows down to RAG_OPENAI_API_BASE_URL if the latter is not explicitly set.

Testing Confirmation

I have personally tested these changes by setting the \OPENAI_API_BASE_URL\ and \OPENAI_API_KEY\ environment variables and verifying that the RAG, Image Generation, and Audio modules correctly inherit these values during initialization. I also verified that explicit overrides (e.g. setting \RAG_OPENAI_API_BASE_URL) still work as expected.

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_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22125 **Author:** [@VedantMadane](https://github.com/VedantMadane) **Created:** 3/2/2026 **Status:** ❌ Closed **Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `fix/config-openai-inheritance` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`cc527d7`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/cc527d7c0e98afb0f62da5f72401532271bd341c) fix: ensure RAG and other specialized OpenAI configs inherit INITIAL_OPENAI environment values ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+13 additions, -10 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `backend/open_webui/config.py` (+13 -10) </details> ### 📄 Description Fixes #22084. ### Problem Internal logic in config.py was resetting OPENAI_API_BASE_URL and OPENAI_API_KEY to hardcoded defaults mid-way through initialization. This caused specialized modules (RAG, Image Generation, Audio STT/TTS) to ignore user-provided environment variables and fallback to the hardcoded OpenAI defaults instead of the user's primary OpenAI configuration. ### Solution - Introduced INITIAL_OPENAI_API_BASE_URL and INITIAL_OPENAI_API_KEY to capture environment values at the very start of initialization. - Updated all dependent PersistentConfig instances (RAG, IMAGES, AUDIO) to use these captured initial values as their defaults. - This ensures that if a user sets OPENAI_API_BASE_URL, it correctly flows down to RAG_OPENAI_API_BASE_URL if the latter is not explicitly set. ### Testing Confirmation I have personally tested these changes by setting the \OPENAI_API_BASE_URL\ and \OPENAI_API_KEY\ environment variables and verifying that the RAG, Image Generation, and Audio modules correctly inherit these values during initialization. I also verified that explicit overrides (e.g. setting \RAG_OPENAI_API_BASE_URL\) still work as expected. I agree to the contributor license agreement. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#49552