diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/streaming_handler.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/streaming_handler.py
index 7c32e34617a..63698f86bc8 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/streaming_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/streaming_handler.py
@@ -1109,10 +1109,11 @@ class CustomStreamWrapper:
                 and self.custom_llm_provider in litellm._custom_providers
             ):
                 if self.received_finish_reason is not None:
+                    _chunk_has_content = isinstance(chunk, dict) and (
                     _chunk_has_content = isinstance(chunk, dict) and (
                         bool(chunk.get("text", ""))
                         or chunk.get("tool_use") is not None
-                        or chunk.get("reasoning_content") is not None
+                        or bool(chunk.get("reasoning_content", ""))
                     )
                     if not _chunk_has_content and (
                         not isinstance(chunk, dict)