diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index ef4807275e4..8cba027ae1b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -9164,6 +9164,8 @@ async def token_counter(request: TokenCountRequest, call_endpoint: bool = False)
                     contents=contents,
                     deployment=deployment,
                     request_model=request.model,
+                    tools=tools,
+                    system=system,
                 )
             except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
                 error_message = getattr(e, "message", None) or str(e)