diff --git a/litellm/llms/cohere_chat.py b/litellm/llms/cohere_chat.py
index 9321d6f8b..a0a9a9874 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/cohere_chat.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/cohere_chat.py
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ def completion(
         optional_params["tool_results"] = [most_recent_message]
     elif isinstance(most_recent_message, str):
         optional_params["message"] = most_recent_message
+
+    ## check if chat history message is 'user' and 'tool_results' is given -> force_single_step=True, else cohere api fails
+    if len(chat_history) > 0 and chat_history[-1]["role"] == "USER":
+        optional_params["force_single_step"] = True
+
     data = {
         "model": model,
         "chat_history": chat_history,
diff --git a/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py b/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
index 99b3f97e1..191eb3392 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
@@ -1632,6 +1632,7 @@ def cohere_messages_pt_v2(
     Note:
     - cannot specify message if the last entry in chat history contains tool results
     - message must be at least 1 token long or tool results must be specified.
+    - cannot specify tool_results if the last entry in chat history contains a user message
     """
     tool_calls: List = get_all_tool_calls(messages=messages)