diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_llm_provider_logic.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_llm_provider_logic.py
index 4a615acd76b..5afa966490e 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_llm_provider_logic.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_llm_provider_logic.py
@@ -55,13 +55,15 @@ def handle_cohere_chat_model_custom_llm_provider(
         if custom_llm_provider == "cohere" and model in litellm.cohere_chat_models:
             return model, "cohere_chat"
 
-    _custom_llm_provider, _model = model.split("/", 1)
-    if (
-        _custom_llm_provider
-        and _custom_llm_provider == "cohere"
-        and _model in litellm.cohere_chat_models
-    ):
-        return _model, "cohere_chat"
+    if "/" in model:
+        _custom_llm_provider, _model = model.split("/", 1)
+        if (
+            _custom_llm_provider
+            and _custom_llm_provider == "cohere"
+            and _model in litellm.cohere_chat_models
+        ):
+            return _model, "cohere_chat"
+
     return model, custom_llm_provider