From dce95d3a03cedc562bce182343b9dfb818fb03d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sameer Kankute <sameer@berri.ai>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:16:11 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix mypy issue

---
 litellm/utils.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 2ee2296ab6e..9216e1e53e0 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -927,9 +927,9 @@ def function_setup(  # noqa: PLR0915
                         if "messages" in kwargs:
                             kwargs["messages"] = processed_messages
                         elif len(args) > 1:
-                            args = list(args)
-                            args[1] = processed_messages
-                            args = tuple(args)
+                            args_list = list(args)
+                            args_list[1] = processed_messages
+                            args = tuple(args_list)
 
                 except Exception as e:
                     # Log the error but don't fail the request