diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py
index 79d5ac51fa8..5781b97ce00 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class AmazonConverseConfig(BaseConfig):
         return messages_copy
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _has_orphaned_tool_blocks(messages: List[AllMessageValues]) -> bool:
+    def _has_orphaned_tool_blocks(messages: list[AllMessageValues]) -> bool:
         return any(
             (m.get("role") == "assistant" and m.get("tool_calls"))
             or m.get("role") in ("tool", "function")
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ class AmazonConverseConfig(BaseConfig):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _neutralize_orphaned_tool_blocks(
-        messages: List[AllMessageValues], optional_params: dict
-    ) -> List[AllMessageValues]:
+        messages: list[AllMessageValues], optional_params: dict
+    ) -> list[AllMessageValues]:
         if optional_params.get(
             "tools"
         ) or not AmazonConverseConfig._has_orphaned_tool_blocks(messages):
@@ -223,9 +223,10 @@ class AmazonConverseConfig(BaseConfig):
 
         def _rewrite(message: AllMessageValues) -> AllMessageValues:
             role = message.get("role")
-            if role == "assistant" and message.get("tool_calls"):
+            tool_calls = message.get("tool_calls")
+            if role == "assistant" and tool_calls:
                 base_text = convert_content_list_to_str(message)
-                call_texts = [_tool_call_text(call) for call in message["tool_calls"]]
+                call_texts = [_tool_call_text(call) for call in tool_calls]
                 text = "\n".join(filter(None, [base_text, *call_texts]))
                 return ChatCompletionAssistantMessage(role="assistant", content=text)
             if role in ("tool", "function"):
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_function_calling.py b/tests/local_testing/test_function_calling.py
index b51da95c4f0..e0984cd4311 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_function_calling.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_function_calling.py
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ def test_parallel_function_call_anthropic_error_msg(
 
     Reference Issue: https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/24158, https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/27138
     """
-    # Ensure modify_params is False so Bedrock Converse path still raises.
+    # Force modify_params off as a clean baseline: it exercises the Anthropic
+    # dummy-tool path, which injects regardless of modify_params
     # (other tests in this file set it to True and don't reset it)
     original_modify_params = litellm.modify_params
     litellm.modify_params = False