diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/common_utils.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/common_utils.py
index a8b8b207de4..7790fb83361 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/common_utils.py
@@ -1071,9 +1071,9 @@ def _extract_reasoning_content(message: dict) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Optional[s
     """
     message_content = message.get("content")
     if "reasoning_content" in message:
-        return message["reasoning_content"], message["content"]
+        return message["reasoning_content"], message_content
     elif "reasoning" in message:
-        return message["reasoning"], message["content"]
+        return message["reasoning"], message_content
     elif isinstance(message_content, str):
         return _parse_content_for_reasoning(message_content)
     return None, message_content