diff --git a/ai/litellm-config.yaml b/ai/litellm-config.yaml
index 061dbe2..3a3bb38 100644
--- a/ai/litellm-config.yaml
+++ b/ai/litellm-config.yaml
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ model_list:
   # Text Generation
   - model_name: qwen-2.5-7b
     litellm_params:
-      model: hosted_vllm/qwen-2.5-7b
-      api_base: http://100.121.199.88:9000/v1  # RunPod GPU via Tailscale
+      model: openai/qwen-2.5-7b
+      api_base: http://100.121.199.88:9000  # RunPod GPU via Tailscale (no /v1 suffix)
       api_key: dummy
       rpm: 1000
       tpm: 100000
       timeout: 600  # 10 minutes for generation
       stream_timeout: 600
+      supports_system_messages: false  # vLLM handles system messages differently
 
   # Image Generation
   - model_name: flux-schnell