diff --git a/core/types/actions.go b/core/types/actions.go
index c0452dc..050c765 100644
--- a/core/types/actions.go
+++ b/core/types/actions.go
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ func (a ActionDefinitionName) String() string {
 	return string(a)
 }
 
-func (a ActionDefinition) ToFunctionDefinition() openai.FunctionDefinition {
-	return openai.FunctionDefinition{
+func (a ActionDefinition) ToFunctionDefinition() *openai.FunctionDefinition {
+	return &openai.FunctionDefinition{
 		Name:        a.Name.String(),
 		Description: a.Description,
 		Parameters: jsonschema.Definition{
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 68e98f8..a00bcab 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.23.4
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.37.0
 	github.com/philippgille/chromem-go v0.7.0
-	github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai v1.19.4
+	github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai v1.38.1
 	github.com/slack-go/slack v0.16.0
 	github.com/thoj/go-ircevent v0.0.0-20210723090443-73e444401d64
 	github.com/tmc/langchaingo v0.1.13
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 91945ca..efa8eb1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.10.0 h1:I7mrTYv78z8k8VXa/qJlOlEXn/nBh
 github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.10.0/go.mod h1:74x4gJWsvQexRdW8Pn3dXSGrTK4nAUsbPlLADvpJkos=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0 h1:sUs3vkvUymDpBKi3qH1YSqBQk9+9D/8M2mN1vB6EwHI=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:W848ghGpv3Qj3dhTPRyJypKRiqCdHZiAzKg9hl15HA8=
-github.com/go-telegram/bot v1.2.1 h1:FkrixLCtMtPUQAN4plXdNElbhkdXkx2p68YPXKBruDg=
-github.com/go-telegram/bot v1.2.1/go.mod h1:i2TRs7fXWIeaceF3z7KzsMt/he0TwkVC680mvdTFYeM=
 github.com/go-telegram/bot v1.14.2 h1:j9hXerxTuvkw7yFi3sF5jjRVGozNVKkMQSKjMeBJ5FY=
 github.com/go-telegram/bot v1.14.2/go.mod h1:i2TRs7fXWIeaceF3z7KzsMt/he0TwkVC680mvdTFYeM=
 github.com/go-test/deep v1.0.4 h1:u2CU3YKy9I2pmu9pX0eq50wCgjfGIt539SqR7FbHiho=
@@ -181,8 +179,8 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.2-0.20241226121412-a5dc8ff20d0a h1:w3tdWGK
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.2-0.20241226121412-a5dc8ff20d0a/go.mod h1:S8kfXMp+yh77OxPD4fdM6YUknrZpQxLhvxzS4gDHENY=
 github.com/saintfish/chardet v0.0.0-20230101081208-5e3ef4b5456d h1:hrujxIzL1woJ7AwssoOcM/tq5JjjG2yYOc8odClEiXA=
 github.com/saintfish/chardet v0.0.0-20230101081208-5e3ef4b5456d/go.mod h1:uugorj2VCxiV1x+LzaIdVa9b4S4qGAcH6cbhh4qVxOU=
-github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai v1.19.4 h1:GbaDiqvgYCabyqzuIbcEeT6/ZX1nVfur+++oTBfOgks=
-github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai v1.19.4/go.mod h1:lj5b/K+zjTSFxVLijLSTDZuP7adOgerWeFyZLUhAKRg=
+github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai v1.38.1 h1:TtZabbFQZa1nEni/IhVtDF/WQjVqDgd+cWR5OeddzF8=
+github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai v1.38.1/go.mod h1:lj5b/K+zjTSFxVLijLSTDZuP7adOgerWeFyZLUhAKRg=
 github.com/slack-go/slack v0.16.0 h1:khp/WCFv+Hb/B/AJaAwvcxKun0hM6grN0bUZ8xG60P8=
 github.com/slack-go/slack v0.16.0/go.mod h1:hlGi5oXA+Gt+yWTPP0plCdRKmjsDxecdHxYQdlMQKOw=
 github.com/ssor/bom v0.0.0-20170718123548-6386211fdfcf h1:pvbZ0lM0XWPBqUKqFU8cmavspvIl9nulOYwdy6IFRRo=
diff --git a/pkg/llm/json.go b/pkg/llm/json.go
index 3403322..5386fe1 100644
--- a/pkg/llm/json.go
+++ b/pkg/llm/json.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func GenerateTypedJSON(ctx context.Context, client *openai.Client, guidance, mod
 			{
 
 				Type: openai.ToolTypeFunction,
-				Function: openai.FunctionDefinition{
+				Function: &openai.FunctionDefinition{
 					Name:       toolName,
 					Parameters: i,
 				},