diff --git a/src/codegate/providers/base.py b/src/codegate/providers/base.py
index a4edd7e6..9dca5ed9 100644
--- a/src/codegate/providers/base.py
+++ b/src/codegate/providers/base.py
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ async def complete(
             is_fim_request,
         )
 
+        provider_request = normalized_request  # default value
         if input_pipeline_result.request:
             provider_request = self._input_normalizer.denormalize(input_pipeline_result.request)
         if is_fim_request: