diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml
index 0e401035a9..96a0242a8e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 model_list:
-  - model_name: "batch-gpt-4o-mini"
+  - model_name: "*"
     litellm_params:
       model: "*"
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_optional_params.py b/litellm/tests/test_optional_params.py
index 7bda4f0a4d..07885cc231 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_optional_params.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_optional_params.py
@@ -499,3 +499,40 @@ def test_vertex_safety_settings(provider):
         model="gemini-1.5-pro", custom_llm_provider=provider
     )
     assert len(optional_params) == 1
+
+
+def test_parse_additional_properties_json_schema():
+    optional_params = get_optional_params(
+        model="gemini-1.5-pro",
+        custom_llm_provider="vertex_ai_beta",
+        response_format={
+            "type": "json_schema",
+            "json_schema": {
+                "name": "math_reasoning",
+                "schema": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "steps": {
+                            "type": "array",
+                            "items": {
+                                "type": "object",
+                                "properties": {
+                                    "explanation": {"type": "string"},
+                                    "output": {"type": "string"},
+                                },
+                                "required": ["explanation", "output"],
+                                "additionalProperties": False,
+                            },
+                        },
+                        "final_answer": {"type": "string"},
+                    },
+                    "required": ["steps", "final_answer"],
+                    "additionalProperties": False,
+                },
+                "strict": True,
+            },
+        },
+    )
+
+    print(optional_params)
+    assert "additionalProperties" not in optional_params["response_schema"]
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index d5aefa80ec..ec85d6ca13 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -2687,6 +2687,24 @@ def get_optional_params_embeddings(
     return final_params
 
 
+def _remove_additional_properties(schema):
+    if isinstance(schema, dict):
+        # Remove the 'additionalProperties' key if it exists and is set to False
+        if "additionalProperties" in schema and schema["additionalProperties"] is False:
+            del schema["additionalProperties"]
+
+        # Recursively process all dictionary values
+        for key, value in schema.items():
+            _remove_additional_properties(value)
+
+    elif isinstance(schema, list):
+        # Recursively process all items in the list
+        for item in schema:
+            _remove_additional_properties(item)
+
+    return schema
+
+
 def get_optional_params(
     # use the openai defaults
     # https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/chat/create
@@ -2874,7 +2892,18 @@ def get_optional_params(
         non_default_params["response_format"] = type_to_response_format_param(
             response_format=non_default_params["response_format"]
         )
-
+        # # clean out 'additionalProperties = False'. Causes vertexai/gemini OpenAI API Schema errors - https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchainjs/issues/5240
+        if (
+            non_default_params["response_format"].get("json_schema", {}).get("schema")
+            is not None
+        ):
+            old_schema = copy.deepcopy(
+                non_default_params["response_format"]
+                .get("json_schema", {})
+                .get("schema")
+            )
+            new_schema = _remove_additional_properties(schema=old_schema)
+            non_default_params["response_format"]["json_schema"]["schema"] = new_schema
     if "tools" in non_default_params and isinstance(
         non_default_params, list
     ):  # fixes https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/4933
@@ -4303,6 +4332,7 @@ def get_supported_openai_params(
             "frequency_penalty",
             "tools",
             "tool_choice",
+            "response_format",
         ]
     elif custom_llm_provider == "ai21":
         return [