diff --git a/conversation/aws/bedrock/bedrock.go b/conversation/aws/bedrock/bedrock.go
index 1bc7b6d2d4..9fbf805d5f 100644
--- a/conversation/aws/bedrock/bedrock.go
+++ b/conversation/aws/bedrock/bedrock.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func (b *AWSBedrock) Init(ctx context.Context, meta conversation.Metadata) error
 	if m.Model != "" {
 		opts = append(opts, bedrock.WithModel(m.Model))
 	}
+	b.model = m.Model
 
 	llm, err := bedrock.New(
 		opts...,
diff --git a/conversation/aws/bedrock/bedrock_test.go b/conversation/aws/bedrock/bedrock_test.go
index 91e8ec9fb2..63bda0187f 100644
--- a/conversation/aws/bedrock/bedrock_test.go
+++ b/conversation/aws/bedrock/bedrock_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/conversation"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/tmc/langchaingo/llms"
 )
diff --git a/conversation/echo/echo_test.go b/conversation/echo/echo_test.go
index c7a558ffca..77d8cc57c4 100644
--- a/conversation/echo/echo_test.go
+++ b/conversation/echo/echo_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/conversation"
 	"github.com/dapr/kit/logger"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestConverse(t *testing.T) {
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ func TestConverse(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, r.Outputs, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, "hello", r.Outputs[0].Result)
 }
diff --git a/conversation/openai/openai_test.go b/conversation/openai/openai_test.go
index 8262f32522..19b0ab085b 100644
--- a/conversation/openai/openai_test.go
+++ b/conversation/openai/openai_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/conversation"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	openai "github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai"
@@ -20,6 +21,6 @@ func TestConvertRole(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for k, v := range roles {
 		r := convertRole(conversation.Role(k))
-		assert.Equal(t, v, string(r))
+		assert.Equal(t, v, r)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/conformance/conversation/conversation.go b/tests/conformance/conversation/conversation.go
index 287cd14cbe..e909c36061 100644
--- a/tests/conformance/conversation/conversation.go
+++ b/tests/conformance/conversation/conversation.go
@@ -17,16 +17,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
 	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/conversation"
 	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/metadata"
 	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/tests/conformance/utils"
-)
 
-const (
-	conversationComponent = "echo"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 type TestConfig struct {