diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index f59a988f3e..84520af954 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ model_list = (
 
 provider_list: List = [
     "openai",
+    "custom_openai",
     "cohere",
     "anthropic",
     "replicate",
@@ -339,4 +340,4 @@ from .exceptions import (
 
 )
 from .budget_manager import BudgetManager
-from .proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
\ No newline at end of file
+from .proxy.proxy_cli import run_server