diff --git a/validation/src/verifier/cacao_verifier.rs b/validation/src/verifier/cacao_verifier.rs
index de671206..22d8d2b0 100644
--- a/validation/src/verifier/cacao_verifier.rs
+++ b/validation/src/verifier/cacao_verifier.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl Verifier for Capability {
                 resources.contains(&format!("ceramic://{stream_id}?payload={payload_cid}"))
             })
             || model.map_or(false, |model| {
-                resources.contains(&format!("ceramic://*?model=${model}"))
+                resources.contains(&format!("ceramic://*?model={model}"))
             })
         {
             Ok(())
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ mod test {
     const CACAO_STAR_RESOURCES: &str = r#"{"h":{"t":"eip4361"},"p":{"aud":"did:key:z6Mkr4a3Z3FFaJF8YqWnWnVHqd5eDjZN9bDST6wVZC1hJ81P","domain":"test","exp":"2024-06-19T20:04:42.464Z","iat":"2024-06-12T20:04:42.464Z","iss":"did:pkh:eip155:1:0x3794d4f077c08d925ff8ff820006b7353299b200","nonce":"wPiCOcpkll","resources":["ceramic://*"],"statement":"Give this application access to some of your data on Ceramic","version":"1"},"s":{"s":"0xb266999263446ddb9bf588825e9ac08b545e655f6077e8d8579a8d6639c1167c56f7dae7ac70f7faed8c141af9e124a7eb4f77423a572b36144ada8ef2206cda1c","t":"eip191"}}"#;
     const CACAO_STREAM_RESOURCES: &str = r#"{"h":{"t":"eip4361"},"p":{"aud":"did:key:z6Mkr4a3Z3FFaJF8YqWnWnVHqd5eDjZN9bDST6wVZC1hJ81P","domain":"test","exp":"2024-06-19T20:04:42.464Z","iat":"2024-06-12T20:04:42.464Z","iss":"did:pkh:eip155:1:0x3794d4f077c08d925ff8ff820006b7353299b200","nonce":"wPiCOcpkll","resources":["ceramic://k2t6wz4ylx0qs435j9oi1s6469uekyk6qkxfcb21ikm5ag2g1cook14ole90aw"],"statement":"Give this application access to some of your data on Ceramic","version":"1"},"s":{"s":"0xb266999263446ddb9bf588825e9ac08b545e655f6077e8d8579a8d6639c1167c56f7dae7ac70f7faed8c141af9e124a7eb4f77423a572b36144ada8ef2206cda1c","t":"eip191"}}"#;
     const CACAO_NO_RESOURCES: &str = r#"{"h":{"t":"eip4361"},"p":{"aud":"did:key:z6Mkr4a3Z3FFaJF8YqWnWnVHqd5eDjZN9bDST6wVZC1hJ81P","domain":"test","exp":"2024-06-19T20:04:42.464Z","iat":"2024-06-12T20:04:42.464Z","iss":"did:pkh:eip155:1:0x3794d4f077c08d925ff8ff820006b7353299b200","nonce":"wPiCOcpkll","resources":[],"statement":"Give this application access to some of your data on Ceramic","version":"1"},"s":{"s":"0xb266999263446ddb9bf588825e9ac08b545e655f6077e8d8579a8d6639c1167c56f7dae7ac70f7faed8c141af9e124a7eb4f77423a572b36144ada8ef2206cda1c","t":"eip191"}}"#;
+    const CACAO_MODEL_RESOURCES: &str = r#"{"h":{"t":"eip4361"},"p":{"aud":"did:key:z6Mkr4a3Z3FFaJF8YqWnWnVHqd5eDjZN9bDST6wVZC1hJ81P","domain":"test","exp":"2024-06-19T20:04:42.464Z","iat":"2024-06-12T20:04:42.464Z","iss":"did:pkh:eip155:1:0x3794d4f077c08d925ff8ff820006b7353299b200","nonce":"wPiCOcpkll","resources":["ceramic://*?model=kjzl6hvfrbw6c90uwoyz8j519gxma787qbsfjtrarkr1huq1g1s224k7hopvsyg"],"statement":"Give this application access to some of your data on Ceramic","version":"1"},"s":{"s":"0xb266999263446ddb9bf588825e9ac08b545e655f6077e8d8579a8d6639c1167c56f7dae7ac70f7faed8c141af9e124a7eb4f77423a572b36144ada8ef2206cda1c","t":"eip191"}}"#;
 
     #[test]
     fn valid_cacao_star_resources() {
@@ -179,6 +180,22 @@ mod test {
             .unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn valid_cacao_model_resources() {
+        let model =
+            StreamId::from_str("kjzl6hvfrbw6c90uwoyz8j519gxma787qbsfjtrarkr1huq1g1s224k7hopvsyg") // cspell:disable-line
+                .unwrap();
+        let stream =
+            StreamId::from_str("k2t6wz4ylx0qs435j9oi1s6469uekyk6qkxfcb21ikm5ag2g1cook14ole90aw") // cspell:disable-line
+                .unwrap();
+        let cid =
+            Cid::from_str("baejbeicqtpe5si4qvbffs2s7vtbk5ccbsfg6owmpidfj3zeluqz4hlnz6m").unwrap(); // cspell:disable-line
+        let cacao = serde_json::from_str::<Capability>(CACAO_MODEL_RESOURCES).unwrap();
+        cacao
+            .verify_access(&stream, Some(cid), Some(&model))
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn invalid_cacao_resources() {
         let model =