diff --git a/litellm/llms/replicate.py b/litellm/llms/replicate.py
index c1456bd3f..65052e317 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/replicate.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/replicate.py
@@ -112,10 +112,16 @@ def start_prediction(
     }
 
     initial_prediction_data = {
-        "version": version_id,
         "input": input_data,
     }
 
+    if ":" in version_id and len(version_id) > 64:
+        model_parts = version_id.split(":")
+        if (
+            len(model_parts) > 1 and len(model_parts[1]) == 64
+        ):  ## checks if model name has a 64 digit code - e.g. "meta/llama-2-70b-chat:02e509c789964a7ea8736978a43525956ef40397be9033abf9fd2badfe68c9e3"
+            initial_prediction_data["version"] = model_parts[1]
+
     ## LOGGING
     logging_obj.pre_call(
         input=input_data["prompt"],