diff --git a/app/handlers/litellm_handler.py b/app/handlers/litellm_handler.py
index 9462d45..0d9acad 100644
--- a/app/handlers/litellm_handler.py
+++ b/app/handlers/litellm_handler.py
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 from api_handlers import BaseHandler
-from litellm import completion
+from litellm import completion, set_verbose
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+import json
+
+class ResponseSchema(BaseModel):
+    title: str = Field(..., description="Title of the reasoning step")
+    content: str = Field(..., description="Content demonstrating the thought process")
+    confidence: int = Field(..., ge=0, le=100, description="Confidence level (0-100)")
+    next_action: str = Field(..., description="Either 'continue' or 'final_answer'")
 
 class LiteLLMHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, model, api_base=None, api_key=None):
@@ -9,15 +17,35 @@ class LiteLLMHandler(BaseHandler):
         self.api_key = api_key
 
     def _make_request(self, messages, max_tokens):
+        set_verbose=True
         response = completion(
             model=self.model,
             messages=messages,
+            response_format= { "type": "json_schema", "json_schema": ResponseSchema.model_json_schema()  , "strict": True },
             max_tokens=max_tokens,
             temperature=0.2,
             api_base=self.api_base,
-            api_key=self.api_key
+            api_key=self.api_key,
+            stream=False,
         )
-        return response.choices[0].message.content
+    
+        # Parse the JSON content from the response
+        content = response.choices[0].message.content
+        print("\nResponse from LiteLLM:")
+        print(content)
+        print("===\n")
+        
+        try:
+            return json.loads(content)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            print("Warning: Response is not valid JSON. Formatting raw content.")
+            return {
+                "title": "Raw Response",
+                "content": "Warning: Response is not valid JSON. Formatting raw content.\n\n" + content,
+                "confidence": 50,
+                "next_action": "continue"
+            }
 
     def _process_response(self, response, is_final_answer):
-        return super()._process_response(response, is_final_answer)
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+        # The response is already validated against the schema
+        return response
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