diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/audio.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/audio.py
index c63ad3bfe7..a9aa93e08a 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/audio.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/audio.py
@@ -376,9 +376,13 @@ async def speech(request: Request, user=Depends(get_verified_user)):
 
             if r is not None:
                 status_code = r.status
-                res = await r.json()
-                if "error" in res:
-                    detail = f"External: {res['error'].get('message', '')}"
+
+                try:
+                    res = await r.json()
+                    if "error" in res:
+                        detail = f"External: {res['error']}"
+                except Exception:
+                    detail = f"External: {e}"
 
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=status_code,
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/tasks.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/tasks.py
index 3832c0306b..2dec218d92 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/tasks.py
@@ -695,11 +695,11 @@ async def generate_emoji(
                 "max_completion_tokens": 4,
             }
         ),
-        "chat_id": form_data.get("chat_id", None),
         "metadata": {
             **(request.state.metadata if hasattr(request.state, "metadata") else {}),
             "task": str(TASKS.EMOJI_GENERATION),
             "task_body": form_data,
+            "chat_id": form_data.get("chat_id", None),
         },
     }