diff --git a/docs/changelog/119797.yaml b/docs/changelog/119797.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..992c2078e0caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/119797.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 119797
+summary: "[Inference API] Fix bug checking for e5 or reranker default IDs"
+area: Machine Learning
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/services/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchInternalService.java b/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/services/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchInternalService.java
index 39ad729b1699e..2931f2e23f12d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/services/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchInternalService.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/services/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchInternalService.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public void parseRequestConfig(
         Map<String, Object> config,
         ActionListener<Model> modelListener
     ) {
-        if (inferenceEntityId.equals(DEFAULT_ELSER_ID)) {
+        if (isDefaultId(inferenceEntityId)) {
             modelListener.onFailure(
                 new ElasticsearchStatusException(
                     "[{}] is a reserved inference Id. Cannot create a new inference endpoint with a reserved Id",