diff --git a/crab/agents/backend_models/openai_model.py b/crab/agents/backend_models/openai_model.py
index 4c9827e..2d1eb23 100644
--- a/crab/agents/backend_models/openai_model.py
+++ b/crab/agents/backend_models/openai_model.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ def __init__(
         self.client = openai.OpenAI(base_url=base_url)
         self.tool_call_required: bool = tool_call_required
         self.system_message: str = "You are a helpful assistant."
+        self.openai_system_message = {
+            "role": "system",
+            "content": self.system_message,
+        }
         self.action_space: list[Action] | None = None
         self.action_schema: list[dict] | None = None
         self.token_usage: int = 0