diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 27cb7991ef7..6fb2680ec9c 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ qwencloud_models: Set = set()
 qwen_ai_platform_models: Set = set()
 moonshot_models: Set = set()
 publicai_models: Set = set()
-aiand_models: Set = set()
+aiand_models: Set[str] = set()
 darkbloom_models: Set = set()
 v0_models: Set = set()
 morph_models: Set = set()
diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py
index a4948b3daa4..db8d4b81d40 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py
@@ -2529,13 +2529,14 @@ def exception_type(
                     body=getattr(original_exception, "body", None),
                 )
             if custom_llm_provider == "aiand":
+                _aiand_model: Final = model if isinstance(model, str) else ""
                 _map_aiand_exception(
-                    model=model,
+                    model=_aiand_model,
                     original_exception=mappable_exception,
                     custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
                     error_str=error_str,
                     exception_type=exception_type,
-                    exception_provider=exception_provider,
+                    exception_provider="AiandException",
                     extra_information=extra_information,
                 )
             if (