diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock.py
index 983fe0ec0..37084e62b 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock.py
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ def completion(
                     model_response["choices"][0]["message"]["content"] = outputText
                 elif (
                     hasattr(model_response.choices[0], "message")
+                    and hasattr(model_response.choices[0].message, "tool_calls")
                     and model_response.choices[0].message.tool_calls is not None
                 ):
                     pass
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 684b8c6a6..e42ab836c 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -245,14 +245,12 @@ class Message(OpenAIObject):
         self.role = role
         if function_call is not None:
             self.function_call = FunctionCall(**function_call)
-        else:
-            self.function_call = function_call
+
         if tool_calls is not None:
             self.tool_calls = []
             for tool_call in tool_calls:
                 self.tool_calls.append(ChatCompletionMessageToolCall(**tool_call))
-        else:
-            self.tool_calls = tool_calls
+
         if logprobs is not None:
             self._logprobs = logprobs