diff --git a/open-sse/handlers/chatCore.ts b/open-sse/handlers/chatCore.ts
index 5c3312ab87..c022af7513 100644
--- a/open-sse/handlers/chatCore.ts
+++ b/open-sse/handlers/chatCore.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/localDb";
 import { getExecutor } from "../executors/index.ts";
 import { getCacheControlSettings } from "@/lib/cacheControlSettings";
-import { shouldPreserveCacheControl } from "../utils/cacheControlPolicy.ts";
+import {
+  shouldPreserveCacheControl,
+  providerSupportsCaching,
+} from "../utils/cacheControlPolicy.ts";
 import { getCacheMetrics } from "@/lib/db/settings.ts";
 
 import {
@@ -955,9 +958,10 @@ export async function handleChatCore({
           ? translatedBody
           : { ...translatedBody, model: modelToCall };
 
-      // Inject prompt_cache_key for OpenAI providers if not already set
+      // Inject prompt_cache_key only for providers that support it
       if (
         targetFormat === FORMATS.OPENAI &&
+        providerSupportsCaching(provider) &&
         !bodyToSend.prompt_cache_key &&
         Array.isArray(bodyToSend.messages)
       ) {