diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py
index 925e6d41ec..7e25b30f70 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ async def get_headers_and_cookies(
     metadata: dict | None = None,
     user: UserModel = None,
 ):
-    cookies = getattr(request, 'cookies', {}) if config.get('forward_cookies', False) else {}
+    cookies = {}
     headers = {
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
         **(
@@ -189,8 +189,11 @@ async def get_headers_and_cookies(
     elif auth_type == 'none':
         token = None
     elif auth_type == 'session':
+        cookies = request.cookies
         token = request.state.token.credentials
     elif auth_type == 'system_oauth':
+        cookies = request.cookies
+
         oauth_token = None
         try:
             if request.cookies.get('oauth_session_id', None):