diff --git a/litellm/router.py b/litellm/router.py
index b100cfbb0..39aa0f41c 100644
--- a/litellm/router.py
+++ b/litellm/router.py
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ class Router:
             #### VALIDATE MODEL ########
             # check if model provider in supported providers
             (
-                model,
+                _model,
                 custom_llm_provider,
                 dynamic_api_key,
                 api_base,