diff --git a/litellm/router.py b/litellm/router.py
index 0187b441f..bfd1dafe9 100644
--- a/litellm/router.py
+++ b/litellm/router.py
@@ -3610,7 +3610,7 @@ class Router:
                 # get model info
                 try:
                     model_info = litellm.get_model_info(model=litellm_params.model)
-                except Exception as e:
+                except Exception:
                     model_info = None
                 # get llm provider
                 try:
@@ -3619,7 +3619,9 @@ class Router:
                         custom_llm_provider=litellm_params.custom_llm_provider,
                     )
                 except litellm.exceptions.BadRequestError as e:
-                    continue
+                    verbose_router_logger.error(
+                        "litellm.router.py::get_model_group_info() - {}".format(str(e))
+                    )
 
                 if model_info is None:
                     supported_openai_params = litellm.get_supported_openai_params(
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_router.py b/litellm/tests/test_router.py
index 02bf9a16b..9b52c7d57 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_router.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_router.py
@@ -1275,6 +1275,21 @@ def test_openai_completion_on_router():
 # test_openai_completion_on_router()
 
 
+def test_model_group_info():
+    router = Router(
+        model_list=[
+            {
+                "model_name": "command-r-plus",
+                "litellm_params": {"model": "cohere.command-r-plus-v1:0"},
+            }
+        ]
+    )
+
+    response = router.get_model_group_info(model_group="command-r-plus")
+
+    assert response is not None
+
+
 def test_consistent_model_id():
     """
     - For a given model group + litellm params, assert the model id is always the same
diff --git a/litellm/types/router.py b/litellm/types/router.py
index 3dbc5e75d..aa63e95f5 100644
--- a/litellm/types/router.py
+++ b/litellm/types/router.py
@@ -435,13 +435,15 @@ class ModelGroupInfo(BaseModel):
     max_output_tokens: Optional[float] = None
     input_cost_per_token: Optional[float] = None
     output_cost_per_token: Optional[float] = None
-    mode: Literal[
-        "chat", "embedding", "completion", "image_generation", "audio_transcription"
-    ]
+    mode: Optional[
+        Literal[
+            "chat", "embedding", "completion", "image_generation", "audio_transcription"
+        ]
+    ] = Field(default="chat")
     supports_parallel_function_calling: bool = Field(default=False)
     supports_vision: bool = Field(default=False)
     supports_function_calling: bool = Field(default=False)
-    supported_openai_params: List[str] = Field(default=[])
+    supported_openai_params: Optional[List[str]] = Field(default=[])
 
 
 class AssistantsTypedDict(TypedDict):