diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index f672fe5c5d..74005a3c5f 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -354,7 +354,10 @@ class Choices(OpenAIObject):
         if message is None:
             self.message = Message(content=None)
         else:
-            self.message = Message(**message)
+            if isinstance(message, Message):
+                self.message = message
+            elif isinstance(message, dict):
+                self.message = Message(**message)
         if logprobs is not None:
             self.logprobs = logprobs
         if enhancements is not None: