diff --git a/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py b/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
index 2218fa56816..99b3f97e1de 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def mistral_api_pt(messages):
     """
     new_messages = []
     for m in messages:
-        special_keys = ["role", "content", "tool_calls"]
+        special_keys = ["role", "content", "tool_calls", "function_call"]
         extra_args = {}
         if isinstance(m, dict):
             for k, v in m.items():