diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 0d0c7ef7223..f201aa88e4a 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ token: Optional[str] = (
     None  # Not used anymore, will be removed in next MAJOR release - https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/discussions/648
 )
 telemetry = True
-max_tokens = DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS  # OpenAI Defaults
+max_tokens: int = DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS  # OpenAI Defaults
 drop_params = bool(os.getenv("LITELLM_DROP_PARAMS", False))
 modify_params = False
 retry = True