diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai/responses/guardrail_translation/handler.py b/litellm/llms/openai/responses/guardrail_translation/handler.py
index ede5377c3fd..76f40eed71f 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai/responses/guardrail_translation/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai/responses/guardrail_translation/handler.py
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ class OpenAIResponsesHandler(BaseTranslation):
                 inputs["model"] = response_model
         _guardrailed_inputs = await guardrail_to_apply.apply_guardrail(
             inputs=inputs,
-            request_data={},
+            request_data=request_data if request_data is not None else {},
             input_type="response",
             logging_obj=litellm_logging_obj,
         )