diff --git a/litellm/experimental_mcp_client/tools.py b/litellm/experimental_mcp_client/tools.py
index 592b0767fd..cdc26af4b7 100644
--- a/litellm/experimental_mcp_client/tools.py
+++ b/litellm/experimental_mcp_client/tools.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import json
-from typing import List, Literal, Union
+from typing import Dict, List, Literal, Union
 
 from mcp import ClientSession
 from mcp.types import CallToolRequestParams as MCPCallToolRequestParams
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def _get_function_arguments(function: FunctionDefinition) -> dict:
 
 
 def transform_openai_tool_call_request_to_mcp_tool_call_request(
-    openai_tool: ChatCompletionMessageToolCall,
+    openai_tool: Union[ChatCompletionMessageToolCall, Dict],
 ) -> MCPCallToolRequestParams:
     """Convert an OpenAI ChatCompletionMessageToolCall to an MCP CallToolRequestParams."""
     function = openai_tool["function"]
diff --git a/tests/pass_through_tests/test_mcp_routes.py b/tests/pass_through_tests/test_mcp_routes.py
index 3435d53585..f7f0a0d17f 100644
--- a/tests/pass_through_tests/test_mcp_routes.py
+++ b/tests/pass_through_tests/test_mcp_routes.py
@@ -1,85 +1,60 @@
-# Create server parameters for stdio connection
 import asyncio
-import os
-
-import pytest
-from langchain_mcp_adapters.tools import load_mcp_tools
-from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
-from langgraph.prebuilt import create_react_agent
+from openai import AsyncOpenAI
+from openai.types.chat import ChatCompletionUserMessageParam
 from mcp import ClientSession
 from mcp.client.sse import sse_client
 from litellm.experimental_mcp_client.tools import (
     transform_mcp_tool_to_openai_tool,
     transform_openai_tool_call_request_to_mcp_tool_call_request,
 )
-import json
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_mcp_routes():
-    model = ChatOpenAI(
-        model="gpt-4o", api_key="sk-1234", base_url="http://localhost:4000"
-    )
+async def main():
+    # Initialize clients
+    client = AsyncOpenAI(api_key="sk-1234", base_url="http://localhost:4000")
 
-    async with sse_client(url="http://localhost:4000/mcp/") as (read, write):
-        async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
-            # Initialize the connection
-            print("Initializing session")
-            await session.initialize()
-            print("Session initialized")
-
-            # Get tools
-            print("Loading tools")
-            tools = await load_mcp_tools(session)
-            print("Tools loaded")
-            print(tools)
-
-            # Create and run the agent
-            agent = create_react_agent(model, tools)
-            agent_response = await agent.ainvoke({"messages": "Send an "})
-            print(agent_response)
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_mcp_routes_with_vertex_ai():
-    # Create and run the agent
-    from openai import AsyncOpenAI
-
-    openai_client = AsyncOpenAI(api_key="sk-1234", base_url="http://localhost:4000")
-    async with sse_client(url="http://localhost:4000/mcp/") as (read, write):
+    # Connect to MCP
+    async with sse_client("http://localhost:4000/mcp/") as (read, write):
         async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
             await session.initialize()
-            MCP_TOOLS = await session.list_tools()
+            mcp_tools = await session.list_tools()
+            print("List of MCP tools for MCP server:", mcp_tools.tools)
 
-            print("MCP TOOLS from litellm proxy: ", MCP_TOOLS)
+            # Create message
             messages = [
-                {
-                    "role": "user",
-                    "content": "send an email about litellm supporting MCP and send it to krrish@berri.ai",
-                }
+                ChatCompletionUserMessageParam(
+                    content="Send an email about LiteLLM supporting MCP", role="user"
+                )
             ]
-            llm_response = await openai_client.chat.completions.create(
+
+            # Request with tools
+            response = await client.chat.completions.create(
                 model="gpt-4o",
                 messages=messages,
                 tools=[
-                    transform_mcp_tool_to_openai_tool(tool) for tool in MCP_TOOLS.tools
+                    transform_mcp_tool_to_openai_tool(tool) for tool in mcp_tools.tools
                 ],
-                tool_choice="required",
+                tool_choice="auto",
             )
-            print("LLM RESPONSE: ", json.dumps(llm_response, indent=4, default=str))
 
-            # Add assertions to verify the response
-            openai_tool = llm_response.choices[0].message.tool_calls[0]
+            # Handle tool call
+            if response.choices[0].message.tool_calls:
+                tool_call = response.choices[0].message.tool_calls[0]
+                if tool_call:
+                    # Convert format
+                    mcp_call = (
+                        transform_openai_tool_call_request_to_mcp_tool_call_request(
+                            openai_tool=tool_call.model_dump()
+                        )
+                    )
 
-            # Call the tool using MCP client
-            mcp_tool_call_request = (
-                transform_openai_tool_call_request_to_mcp_tool_call_request(
-                    openai_tool.model_dump()
-                )
-            )
-            call_result = await session.call_tool(
-                name=mcp_tool_call_request.name,
-                arguments=mcp_tool_call_request.arguments,
-            )
-            print("CALL RESULT: ", call_result)
-    pass
+                    # Execute tool
+                    result = await session.call_tool(
+                        name=mcp_call.name, arguments=mcp_call.arguments
+                    )
+
+                    print("Result:", result)
+
+
+# Run it
+asyncio.run(main())