diff --git a/packages/core/src/generation.ts b/packages/core/src/generation.ts
index 3243fe9ca39..a383c24a86e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/generation.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/generation.ts
@@ -106,8 +106,39 @@ function createModelClient(apiKey: string, baseURL: string, runtime: IAgentRunti
     });
 }
 
-export function initializeModelClient(runtime: IAgentRuntime, modelClass: ModelClass = ModelClass.DEFAULT) {
+// Add this utility function near other utility functions
+function validateModelConfig(
+    provider: string,
+    config: { 
+        apiKey?: string; 
+        baseURL?: string; 
+        modelProvider?: any; 
+        modelClass?: ModelClass;
+        model?: string;
+    }
+) {
+    const validations = [
+        { value: config.apiKey, name: 'API key', for: provider },
+        { value: config.baseURL, name: 'endpoint URL', for: provider },
+        { value: config.modelProvider, name: 'model provider' },
+        { value: config.modelProvider?.models, name: 'model configurations', in: 'provider' },
+        { value: config.model, name: 'model name', for: `class ${config.modelClass}` }
+    ];
+
+    for (const check of validations) {
+        if (!check.value) {
+            const message = check.for 
+                ? `No ${check.name} found for ${check.for}`
+                : check.in 
+                    ? `${check.name} not found in ${check.in}`
+                    : `${check.name} not initialized`;
+            elizaLogger.error(message);
+            throw new Error(message);
+        }
+    }
+}
 
+export function initializeModelClient(runtime: IAgentRuntime, modelClass: ModelClass = ModelClass.DEFAULT) {
     elizaLogger.info(`Initializing model client with runtime: ${runtime.modelProvider}`);
     const provider = runtime.getModelProvider()?.provider || runtime.modelProvider;
     const baseURL = runtime.getModelProvider()?.endpoint;
@@ -116,38 +147,18 @@ export function initializeModelClient(runtime: IAgentRuntime, modelClass: ModelC
                 runtime.character.settings.secrets.PROVIDER_API_KEY ||
                 runtime.getSetting('PROVIDER_API_KEY');
 
-    if (!apiKey) {
-        elizaLogger.error(`No API key found for ${provider}`);
-        throw new Error(`No API key found for ${provider}`);
-    }
-
-    if (!baseURL) {
-        elizaLogger.error(`No endpoint URL found for ${provider}`);
-        throw new Error(`No endpoint URL found for ${provider}`);
-    }
-
     const modelProvider = runtime.getModelProvider();
-    if (!modelProvider) {
-        elizaLogger.error('Model provider not initialized');
-        throw new Error('Model provider not initialized');
-    }
-
-    if (!modelProvider.models) {
-        elizaLogger.error('Model configurations not found in provider');
-        throw new Error('Model configurations not found in provider');
-    }
-
-    const modelConfig = modelProvider.models[modelClass];
-    if (!modelConfig) {
-        elizaLogger.error(`No model configuration found for class ${modelClass}`);
-        throw new Error(`No model configuration found for class ${modelClass}`);
-    }
+    const modelConfig = modelProvider?.models?.[modelClass];
+    const model = modelConfig?.name;
 
-    const model = modelConfig.name;
-    if (!model) {
-        elizaLogger.error(`Model name not specified for class ${modelClass}`);
-        throw new Error(`Model name not specified for class ${modelClass}`);
-    }
+    // Single validation call replaces multiple if-checks
+    validateModelConfig(provider, {
+        apiKey,
+        baseURL,
+        modelProvider,
+        modelClass,
+        model
+    });
     
     const client = createModelClient(apiKey, baseURL, runtime);