diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/tests/crypto_provider_wiring.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/tests/crypto_provider_wiring.rs
index 05f7d9610d5..ac37440d682 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/tests/crypto_provider_wiring.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/tests/crypto_provider_wiring.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 //! API has to resolve its own crypto provider, in a test binary where nothing
 //! has installed a process-wide one, and has to leave it uninstalled.
 
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use litellm_ai_gateway::io::responses_ws::ResponsesWebSocketConnection;
+use futures_util::{sink, stream};
+use litellm_ai_gateway::io::responses_ws::async_responses_websocket;
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 
 async fn dead_tls_server() -> u16 {
@@ -30,10 +30,15 @@ async fn dead_tls_server() -> u16 {
 async fn dialing_wss_returns_an_error_instead_of_panicking() {
     let port = dead_tls_server().await;
 
-    let result = ResponsesWebSocketConnection::connect_url(
-        &format!("wss://127.0.0.1:{port}/"),
-        &HashMap::new(),
+    let result = async_responses_websocket(
+        "gpt-5",
+        Some("test-key"),
+        Some(&format!("wss://127.0.0.1:{port}/")),
+        None,
         Some(Duration::from_secs(10)),
+        |_| {},
+        stream::empty(),
+        sink::drain(),
     )
     .await;
 
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/ocr/wire.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/ocr/wire.rs
index e00a6e6d3a3..6dc6b34b73d 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/ocr/wire.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/core/src/ocr/wire.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ pub fn decode_request(wire: OcrWireRequest) -> Result<LiteLLMOcrRequest, Error>
             value
                 .as_u64()
                 .and_then(|value| usize::try_from(value).ok())
-                .filter(|value| *value > 0)
+                .filter(|value| *value > 0 && *value <= defaults.max_response_bytes)
                 .ok_or_else(|| OcrRequestError::RequestField {
                     path: "max_response_bytes".into(),
                 })
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/core/tests/ocr.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/core/tests/ocr.rs
index ac64681bb01..55f8713d76e 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/core/tests/ocr.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/core/tests/ocr.rs
@@ -727,6 +727,7 @@ fn response_limit_is_validated_and_not_forwarded_to_the_provider() {
         json!(true),
         json!("123"),
         json!(1.5),
+        json!(crate::constants::OCR_RESPONSE_MAX_BYTES + 1),
         Value::Null,
     ] {
         let wire = serde_json::from_value(json!({
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/lifecycle/mod.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/lifecycle/mod.rs
index 65e4f1c3fb5..014564ae89d 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/lifecycle/mod.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/lifecycle/mod.rs
@@ -45,17 +45,13 @@ pub(crate) trait PythonRoute: Send + Sync {
     fn traverse(&self, visit: &PyVisit<'_>) -> Result<(), PyTraverseError>;
 }
 
-type HostResumeStep<R> = HostStep<
-    NativeCallStep<
-        <<R as PythonRoute>::Call as NativeCall>::Operation,
-        <<R as PythonRoute>::Call as NativeCall>::Complete,
-    >,
-    Py<PyAny>,
->;
+type NativeStep<C> = NativeCallStep<<C as NativeCall>::Operation, <C as NativeCall>::Complete>;
+type NativeResult<C> = Result<NativeStep<C>, litellm_core::Error>;
+type HostResumeStep<R> = HostStep<NativeStep<<R as PythonRoute>::Call>, Py<PyAny>>;
 
 struct NativeCallState<C: NativeCall> {
     call: C,
-    result: Option<Result<NativeCallStep<C::Operation, C::Complete>, litellm_core::Error>>,
+    result: Option<NativeResult<C>>,
 }
 
 enum PendingOperation {
@@ -141,11 +137,7 @@ impl<R: PythonRoute> PythonLifecycle<R> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn take_native_result(
-        &self,
-    ) -> PyResult<
-        NativeCallStep<<R::Call as NativeCall>::Operation, <R::Call as NativeCall>::Complete>,
-    > {
+    fn take_native_result(&self) -> PyResult<NativeStep<R::Call>> {
         self.call
             .as_ref()
             .ok_or_else(missing_state)?
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/routes/ocr/lifecycle.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/routes/ocr/lifecycle.rs
index 16b8ba52e71..12d902a3544 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/routes/ocr/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/python-bridge/src/routes/ocr/lifecycle.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct PythonOcrHost {
 
 enum OcrHostData {
     Unprojected { request: Py<PyAny> },
-    Projected(ProjectedOcrHost),
+    Projected(Box<ProjectedOcrHost>),
     Released,
 }
 
@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ impl PythonRoute for PythonOcrHost {
                 let projected = project_request(py, request.bind(py), self.state.kwargs.bind(py))?;
                 let has_token_provider = projected.fields.azure_ad_token_provider.is_some();
                 let request = projected.request;
-                self.data = OcrHostData::Projected(ProjectedOcrHost {
+                self.data = OcrHostData::Projected(Box::new(ProjectedOcrHost {
                     fields: projected.fields,
                     pre_call: None,
                     retained_fields: None,
                     body: None,
                     headers: None,
-                });
+                }));
                 OcrHostResult::Request(Ok((Box::new(request), has_token_provider)))
             }
             OcrHostOperation::AcquireAzureAdToken => {