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diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index fe7564f718b..fb97037ba17 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -517,10 +517,10 @@ def client(original_function):
         result = None
         litellm_call_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
         kwargs["litellm_call_id"] = litellm_call_id
-        # try:
-        #     model = args[0] if len(args) > 0 else kwargs["model"]
-        # except:
-        #     raise ValueError("model param not passed in.")
+        try:
+            model = args[0] if len(args) > 0 else kwargs["model"]
+        except:
+            raise ValueError("model param not passed in.")
 
         try:
             logging_obj = function_setup(start_time, *args, **kwargs)