diff --git a/embeddings.go b/embeddings.go
index 5ba91f23..480ee0e2 100644
--- a/embeddings.go
+++ b/embeddings.go
@@ -12,9 +12,19 @@ import (
 // to generate Embedding vectors.
 type EmbeddingModel int
 
+func ConvertStr2EmbeddingModel(modelName string) EmbeddingModel {
+	if val, ok := stringToEnum[modelName]; ok {
+		return val
+	}
+	return Unknown
+}
+
 // String implements the fmt.Stringer interface.
 func (e EmbeddingModel) String() string {
-	return enumToString[e]
+	if val, ok := enumToString[e]; ok {
+		return val
+	}
+	return "Unknown"
 }
 
 // MarshalText implements the encoding.TextMarshaler interface.