diff --git a/litellm/llms/anthropic.py b/litellm/llms/anthropic.py
index 9ccc46e1a39..5e47845ace6 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/anthropic.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/anthropic.py
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ def completion(
             streaming_model_response.choices[0].finish_reason = model_response.choices[
                 0
             ].finish_reason
+            # streaming_model_response.choices = [litellm.utils.StreamingChoices()]
             streaming_model_response.choices[0].index = model_response.choices[0].index
-            streaming_model_response.choices = [litellm.utils.StreamingChoices()]
             _tool_calls = []
             print_verbose(
                 f"type of model_response.choices[0]: {type(model_response.choices[0])}"
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index b03be46b3d0..907ba1b447d 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -480,12 +480,12 @@ class ModelResponse(OpenAIObject):
         object=None,
         system_fingerprint=None,
         usage=None,
-        stream=False,
+        stream=None,
         response_ms=None,
         hidden_params=None,
         **params,
     ):
-        if stream:
+        if stream is not None and stream == True:
             object = "chat.completion.chunk"
             choices = [StreamingChoices()]
         else: