diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index a69246bdd..cb901d219 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ def get_model_list():
             # update model list
             model_list = data["model_list"]
             return model_list
-        return None # return None by default
+        return [] # return empty list by default
     except:
         print_verbose(f"[Non-Blocking Error] get_all_keys error - {traceback.format_exc()}")
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 486cc6b18..df5be8806 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "litellm"
-version = "0.1.462"
+version = "0.1.464"
 description = "Library to easily interface with LLM API providers"
 authors = ["BerriAI"]
 license = "MIT License"