diff --git a/metagpt/provider/metagpt_llm_api.py b/metagpt/provider/metagpt_llm_api.py
index bb8749e82..c27e7132d 100644
--- a/metagpt/provider/metagpt_llm_api.py
+++ b/metagpt/provider/metagpt_llm_api.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class MetaGPTLLMAPI(OpenAIGPTAPI):
         self.auto_max_tokens = False
         RateLimiter.__init__(self, rpm=self.rpm)
 
-    def __init_openai(self):
+    def __init_openai(self, *args, **kwargs):
         openai.api_key = CONFIG.METAGPT_API_KEY
         if CONFIG.METAGPT_API_BASE:
             openai.api_base = CONFIG.METAGPT_API_BASE