diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index 3429cab4d2f..d51c28f244a 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -674,20 +674,6 @@ def completion(
         k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if k not in default_params
     }  # model-specific params - pass them straight to the model/provider
 
-    ### TIMEOUT LOGIC ###
-    timeout = timeout or kwargs.get("request_timeout", 600) or 600
-    # set timeout for 10 minutes by default
-
-    if (
-        timeout is not None
-        and isinstance(timeout, httpx.Timeout)
-        and supports_httpx_timeout(custom_llm_provider) == False
-    ):
-        read_timeout = timeout.read or 600
-        timeout = read_timeout  # default 10 min timeout
-    elif timeout is not None and not isinstance(timeout, httpx.Timeout):
-        timeout = float(timeout)  # type: ignore
-
     try:
         if base_url is not None:
             api_base = base_url
@@ -727,6 +713,16 @@ def completion(
                 "aws_region_name", None
             )  # support region-based pricing for bedrock
 
+        ### TIMEOUT LOGIC ###
+        timeout = timeout or kwargs.get("request_timeout", 600) or 600
+        # set timeout for 10 minutes by default
+        if isinstance(timeout, httpx.Timeout) and not supports_httpx_timeout(
+            custom_llm_provider
+        ):
+            timeout = timeout.read or 600  # default 10 min timeout
+        elif not isinstance(timeout, httpx.Timeout):
+            timeout = float(timeout)  # type: ignore
+
         ### REGISTER CUSTOM MODEL PRICING -- IF GIVEN ###
         if input_cost_per_token is not None and output_cost_per_token is not None:
             litellm.register_model(