diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai/image_edit/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/openai/image_edit/transformation.py
index b638f185dc6..be1aeb1b8a4 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai/image_edit/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai/image_edit/transformation.py
@@ -91,21 +91,37 @@ class OpenAIImageEditConfig(BaseImageEditConfig):
 
         # Handle image parameter
         if _image is not None:
-            image_content_type: str = ImageEditRequestUtils.get_image_content_type(
-                _image
-            )
-            if isinstance(_image, BufferedReader):
-                files_list.append(("image", (_image.name, _image, image_content_type)))
-            else:
-                files_list.append(("image", ("image.png", _image, image_content_type)))
+            # Handle case where image can be a list (extract first image)
+            if isinstance(_image, list):
+                _image = _image[0] if _image else None
+
+            if _image is not None:
+                image_content_type: str = ImageEditRequestUtils.get_image_content_type(
+                    _image
+                )
+                if isinstance(_image, BufferedReader):
+                    files_list.append(
+                        ("image", (_image.name, _image, image_content_type))
+                    )
+                else:
+                    files_list.append(
+                        ("image", ("image.png", _image, image_content_type))
+                    )
 
         # Handle mask parameter if provided
         if _mask is not None:
-            mask_content_type: str = ImageEditRequestUtils.get_image_content_type(_mask)
-            if isinstance(_mask, BufferedReader):
-                files_list.append(("mask", (_mask.name, _mask, mask_content_type)))
-            else:
-                files_list.append(("mask", ("mask.png", _mask, mask_content_type)))
+            # Handle case where mask can be a list (extract first mask)
+            if isinstance(_mask, list):
+                _mask = _mask[0] if _mask else None
+
+            if _mask is not None:
+                mask_content_type: str = ImageEditRequestUtils.get_image_content_type(
+                    _mask
+                )
+                if isinstance(_mask, BufferedReader):
+                    files_list.append(("mask", (_mask.name, _mask, mask_content_type)))
+                else:
+                    files_list.append(("mask", ("mask.png", _mask, mask_content_type)))
         return data_without_files, files_list
 
     def transform_image_edit_response(