diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index 746c26a38d..9412f46f59 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -356,7 +356,10 @@ def completion(
         if model_list is not None: 
             deployments = [m["litellm_params"] for m in model_list if m["model_name"] == model]
             return batch_completion_models(deployments=deployments, **args)
-
+        if litellm.model_alias_map and model in litellm.model_alias_map:
+            model = litellm.model_alias_map[
+                model
+            ]  # update the model to the actual value if an alias has been passed in
         model_response = ModelResponse()
 
         if kwargs.get('azure', False) == True: # don't remove flag check, to remain backwards compatible for repos like Codium
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 1a2009672a..0268bf99a6 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -2246,11 +2246,6 @@ def get_llm_provider(model: str, custom_llm_provider: Optional[str] = None, api_
         dynamic_api_key = None
         # check if llm provider provided
         
-        if litellm.model_alias_map and model in litellm.model_alias_map:
-            model = litellm.model_alias_map[
-                model
-            ]  # update the model to the actual value if an alias has been passed in
-        
         if custom_llm_provider:
             return model, custom_llm_provider, dynamic_api_key, api_base