diff --git a/litellm/llms/ollama/completion/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/ollama/completion/transformation.py
index 960ecc2596a..0a070bc4f99 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/ollama/completion/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/ollama/completion/transformation.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class OllamaConfig(BaseConfig):
         )
         # Strip /api/chat suffix if present (same logic as get_complete_url in chat/transformation.py)
         if api_base.endswith("/api/chat"):
-            api_base = api_base[:-10]
+            api_base = api_base[:-9]
         api_key = self.get_api_key()
         headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"} if api_key else {}