diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 5f41137c9..0b5e90433 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ peewee-migrate
 bcrypt
 
 litellm==1.35.17
+litellm['proxy']==1.35.17
+
 boto3
 
 argon2-cffi