diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py
index 1cfae4d54..5456ec825 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/chat.py
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ async def generate_chat_completion(
         )
 
 
+chat_completion = generate_chat_completion
+
+
 async def chat_completed(request: Request, form_data: dict, user: Any):
     if not request.app.state.MODELS:
         await get_all_models(request)