diff --git a/litellm/llms/cloudflare/rerank/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/cloudflare/rerank/transformation.py
index 5ff3f2dca38..17a5a840bf3 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/cloudflare/rerank/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/cloudflare/rerank/transformation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
+from typing import Final
 
 import httpx
 from typing_extensions import NotRequired, ReadOnly, TypedDict
@@ -32,11 +33,6 @@ class CohereRerankParams(TypedDict):
     return_documents: NotRequired[ReadOnly[bool]]
 
 
-class CloudflareHeaders(TypedDict):
-    Authorization: str
-    accept: str
-
-
 class LoggingAdditionalArgs(TypedDict):
     complete_input_dict: ReadOnly[Mapping[str, object]]
 
@@ -122,13 +118,12 @@ class CloudflareRerankConfig(BaseRerankConfig):
         api_key = api_key or get_secret_str("CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY")
         if api_key is None:
             raise ValueError("Missing Cloudflare API Key - set CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY or pass api_key explicitly")
-        cloudflare_headers = CloudflareHeaders(
-            Authorization=f"Bearer {api_key}",
-            accept="application/json",
-        )
-        cloudflare_headers["content-type"] = "application/json"
-        cloudflare_headers.update(headers)
-        return cloudflare_headers
+        default_headers: Final = {
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
+            "accept": "application/json",
+            "content-type": "application/json",
+        }
+        return {**default_headers, **headers}
 
     def get_complete_url(
         self,
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index ce2b97e382e..e9b7c16152d 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -8495,7 +8495,7 @@ class ProviderConfigManager:
         return None
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_provider_rerank_config(
+    def get_provider_rerank_config(  # noqa: C901  # provider dispatch; one branch per rerank provider
         model: str,
         provider: LlmProviders,
         api_base: str | None,