diff --git a/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py b/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py
index 4c7c7f2c22..9b69a7a5bb 100644
--- a/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py
+++ b/litellm/fine_tuning/main.py
@@ -131,13 +131,11 @@ def _resolve_fine_tuning_timeout(
     custom_llm_provider: str,
 ) -> float:
     """Normalise a raw timeout value to a float (seconds) for fine-tuning calls."""
-    timeout = timeout or 600
+    timeout = timeout or 600.0
     if isinstance(timeout, httpx.Timeout):
         if not supports_httpx_timeout(custom_llm_provider):
             return float(timeout.read or 600)
         return timeout  # type: ignore[return-value]
-    if timeout is None:
-        return 600.0
     return float(timeout)