diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 48610203c3a..412f552e9c2 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ models_by_provider: dict = {
     "bedrock": bedrock_models + bedrock_converse_models,
     "petals": petals_models,
     "ollama": ollama_models,
+    "ollama_chat": ollama_models,
     "deepinfra": deepinfra_models,
     "perplexity": perplexity_models,
     "maritalk": maritalk_models,
diff --git a/litellm/types/router.py b/litellm/types/router.py
index 275b94e89cf..11076205339 100644
--- a/litellm/types/router.py
+++ b/litellm/types/router.py
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ class LiteLLM_Params(GenericLiteLLMParams):
         args.pop("__class__", None)
         if max_retries is not None and isinstance(max_retries, str):
             max_retries = int(max_retries)  # cast to int
-        super().__init__(max_retries=max_retries, **args, **params)
+        args["max_retries"] = max_retries
+        super().__init__(**{ **args, **params })
 
     def __contains__(self, key):
         # Define custom behavior for the 'in' operator