diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/aws/llm.py b/src/pipecat/services/aws/llm.py
index 2cca54c52..fa33e26b3 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/aws/llm.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/aws/llm.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class BedrockLLMContext(OpenAILLMContext):
                     # in the proper format
                     if isinstance(self.messages[-1]["content"], str):
                         self.messages[-1]["content"] = [
-                            {"type": "text", "text": self.messages[-1]["content"]}
+                            {"text": self.messages[-1]["content"]}
                         ]
                     # if this message has just a content string, convert it to a list
                     # in the proper format