diff --git a/litellm/llms/databricks/chat/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/databricks/chat/transformation.py
index a8790bc1866..33aabf16974 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/databricks/chat/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/databricks/chat/transformation.py
@@ -231,9 +231,10 @@ class DatabricksConfig(DatabricksBase, OpenAILikeChatConfig, AnthropicConfig):
             type="function",
             function=function_params,
         )
-
-        if tool.get("cache_control"):
-            databricks_tool["cache_control"] = cast(dict, tool.get("cache_control"))
+        
+        cache_control = tool.get("cache_control")
+        if cache_control:
+            databricks_tool["cache_control"] = cast(dict, cache_control)
 
         return databricks_tool
 
diff --git a/litellm/types/llms/databricks.py b/litellm/types/llms/databricks.py
index dcf35be7e63..14449d4f692 100644
--- a/litellm/types/llms/databricks.py
+++ b/litellm/types/llms/databricks.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class DatabricksFunction(TypedDict, total=False):
 class DatabricksTool(TypedDict, total=False):
     function: DatabricksFunction
     type: Literal["function"]
-    cache_control: Optional[dict]
+    cache_control: Required[dict]
 
 
 class DatabricksMessage(TypedDict, total=False):