diff --git a/litellm/llms/infinity/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/infinity/common_utils.py
index c3503c1f6c0..30a5f1006f7 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/infinity/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/infinity/common_utils.py
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ from litellm.llms.base_llm.chat.transformation import BaseLLMException
 
 class InfinityError(BaseLLMException):
     def __init__(self, status_code: int, message: str, headers: dict | httpx.Headers | None = None):
-        if headers is None:
-            headers = {}
+        resolved_headers = {} if headers is None else headers
         self.status_code = status_code
         self.message = message
         self.request = httpx.Request(method="POST", url="https://github.com/michaelfeil/infinity")
@@ -16,5 +15,5 @@ class InfinityError(BaseLLMException):
             message=message,
             request=self.request,
             response=self.response,
-            headers=headers,
+            headers=resolved_headers,
         )  # Call the base class constructor with the parameters it needs