diff --git a/libs/partners/ollama/langchain_ollama/chat_models.py b/libs/partners/ollama/langchain_ollama/chat_models.py
index 6f17fb2f73036..1fd35dda9ddab 100644
--- a/libs/partners/ollama/langchain_ollama/chat_models.py
+++ b/libs/partners/ollama/langchain_ollama/chat_models.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def _get_tool_calls_from_response(
     """Get tool calls from ollama response."""
     tool_calls = []
     if response.get("message", None):
-        if "tool_calls" in response["message"]:
+        if response.get("tool_calls", None):
             for tc in response["message"]["tool_calls"]:
                 tool_calls.append(
                     tool_call(