diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e570b8b5..545ad9fa 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 OPENAI_API_KEY=
+OPENROUTER_API_KEY=
diff --git a/atroposlib/envs/server_handling/openai_server.py b/atroposlib/envs/server_handling/openai_server.py
index f161869e..ba2972cf 100644
--- a/atroposlib/envs/server_handling/openai_server.py
+++ b/atroposlib/envs/server_handling/openai_server.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import collections
 import time
+import warnings
 from asyncio import exceptions
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ class OpenaiConfig(BaseModel):
     rolling_buffer_length: int = Field(
         default=1000, description="Length of the rolling buffer to store metrics."
     )
+    n_kwarg_is_ignored: bool = Field(
+        default=False, description="Whether the n kwarg is ignored."
+    )
 
 
 class AsyncSemWithAdaptiveWeight(asyncio.Semaphore):
@@ -191,6 +195,42 @@ class OpenAIServer:
             )
         return metrics_dict
 
+    async def _chat_completion_wrapper(self, **kwargs) -> ChatCompletion:
+        if self.config.n_kwarg_is_ignored:
+            n = kwargs.pop("n", 1)
+            completion_list = await asyncio.gather(
+                *[self.openai.chat.completions.create(**kwargs) for _ in range(n)]
+            )
+            completions = completion_list[0]
+            if n > 1:
+                for c in completion_list[1:]:
+                    completions.choices.extend(c.choices)
+            else:
+                completions = await self.openai.chat.completions.create(**kwargs)
+        else:
+            if "n" in kwargs:
+                n = kwargs["n"]
+            else:
+                n = 1
+            completions = await self.openai.chat.completions.create(**kwargs)
+            if len(completions.choices) != n:
+                if len(completions.choices) != 1:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Expected 1 or {n} completions, got {len(completions.choices)}!"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    warnings.warn("n kwarg is ignored by the API, setting to True")
+                    self.config.n_kwarg_is_ignored = True
+                    completion_list = await asyncio.gather(
+                        *[
+                            self.openai.chat.completions.create(**kwargs)
+                            for _ in range(1, n)
+                        ]
+                    )
+                    for c in completion_list:
+                        completions.choices.extend(c.choices)
+        return completions
+
     @retry(
         stop=stop_after_attempt(3), wait=wait_random_exponential(multiplier=1, max=10)
     )
@@ -201,7 +241,7 @@ class OpenAIServer:
             if stat_dict.get("start", None) is None:
                 stat_dict["start"] = time.time()
             stat_dict["attempts"] += 1
-            completions = await self.openai.chat.completions.create(**kwargs)
+            completions = await self._chat_completion_wrapper(**kwargs)
             stat_dict["end"] = time.time()
             return completions
 
@@ -215,7 +255,7 @@ class OpenAIServer:
             if stat_dict.get("start", None) is None:
                 stat_dict["start"] = time.time()
             stat_dict["attempts"] += 1
-            completions = await self.openai.chat.completions.create(**kwargs)
+            completions = await self._chat_completion_wrapper(**kwargs)
             stat_dict["end"] = time.time()
             return completions
 
@@ -246,6 +286,36 @@ class OpenAIServer:
             self.eval_attempts_list.append(stat_dict["attempts"])
         return ret_data
 
+    async def _completion_wrapper(self, **kwargs) -> Completion:
+        if self.config.n_kwarg_is_ignored:
+            n = kwargs.pop("n", 1)
+            completion_list = await asyncio.gather(
+                *[self.openai.completions.create(**kwargs) for _ in range(n)]
+            )
+            completions = completion_list[0]
+            if n > 1:
+                for c in completion_list[1:]:
+                    completions.choices.extend(c.choices)
+        else:
+            if "n" in kwargs:
+                n = kwargs["n"]
+            else:
+                n = 1
+            completions = await self.openai.completions.create(**kwargs)
+            if len(completions.choices) != n:
+                if len(completions.choices) != 1:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Expected 1 or {n} completions, got {len(completions.choices)}!"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    warnings.warn("n kwarg is ignored by the API, setting to True")
+                    self.config.n_kwarg_is_ignored = True
+                    completion_list = await asyncio.gather(
+                        *[self.openai.completions.create(**kwargs) for _ in range(1, n)]
+                    )
+                    for c in completion_list:
+                        completions.choices.extend(c.choices)
+
     @retry(
         stop=stop_after_attempt(3), wait=wait_random_exponential(multiplier=1, max=10)
     )
@@ -256,7 +326,7 @@ class OpenAIServer:
             if stat_dict.get("start", None) is None:
                 stat_dict["start"] = time.time()
             stat_dict["attempts"] += 1
-            completions = await self.openai.completions.create(**kwargs)
+            completions = await self._completion_wrapper(**kwargs)
             stat_dict["end"] = time.time()
             return completions
 
@@ -270,7 +340,7 @@ class OpenAIServer:
             if stat_dict.get("start", None) is None:
                 stat_dict["start"] = time.time()
             stat_dict["attempts"] += 1
-            completions = await self.openai.completions.create(**kwargs)
+            completions = await self._completion_wrapper(**kwargs)
             stat_dict["end"] = time.time()
             return completions
 
diff --git a/atroposlib/tests/conftest.py b/atroposlib/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d122e39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atroposlib/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import pytest
+
+
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--runproviders", action="store_true", default=False, help="run provider tests"
+    )
+
+
+def pytest_configure(config):
+    config.addinivalue_line(
+        "markers", "providers: mark test as requires providers api keys to run"
+    )
+
+
+def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config, items):
+    if config.getoption("--runproviders"):
+        # --runproviders given in cli: do not skip slow tests
+        return
+    skip_providers = pytest.mark.skip(reason="need --runproviders option to run")
+    for item in items:
+        if "providers" in item.keywords:
+            item.add_marker(skip_providers)
diff --git a/atroposlib/tests/test_openai_api_workarounds.py b/atroposlib/tests/test_openai_api_workarounds.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50e5c4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atroposlib/tests/test_openai_api_workarounds.py
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import asyncio
+import os
+
+import dotenv
+import pytest
+
+from atroposlib.envs.server_handling.openai_server import OpenaiConfig, OpenAIServer
+
+
+@pytest.mark.providers
+def test_openai_api_n_kwarg_ignore_discovery():
+    dotenv.load_dotenv()
+    openrouter_api_key = os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY")
+    if not openrouter_api_key:
+        pytest.skip("OPENROUTER_API_KEY not set")
+    config = OpenaiConfig(
+        api_key=openrouter_api_key,
+        base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
+        model_name="openai/gpt-4.1-nano",
+        timeout=1200,
+        num_max_requests_at_once=512,
+        num_requests_for_eval=64,
+        rolling_buffer_length=1024,
+    )
+    assert not config.n_kwarg_is_ignored, "n kwarg is not ignored by default"
+    n = 4
+    server = OpenAIServer(
+        config=config,
+    )
+    response = asyncio.run(
+        server.chat_completion(
+            messages=[
+                {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, how are you?"},
+            ],
+            n=n,
+        )
+    )
+    assert server.config.n_kwarg_is_ignored, "n kwarg is should be set after discovery"
+    print(len(response.choices), n)
+    assert (
+        len(response.choices) == n
+    ), f"Expected {n} responses, got {len(response.choices)}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.providers
+def test_openai_api_n_kwarg_ignore_use():
+    dotenv.load_dotenv()
+    openrouter_api_key = os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY")
+    if not openrouter_api_key:
+        pytest.skip("OPENROUTER_API_KEY not set")
+    config = OpenaiConfig(
+        api_key=openrouter_api_key,
+        base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
+        model_name="openai/gpt-4.1-nano",
+        timeout=1200,
+        num_max_requests_at_once=512,
+        num_requests_for_eval=64,
+        rolling_buffer_length=1024,
+        n_kwarg_is_ignored=True,
+    )
+    server = OpenAIServer(
+        config=config,
+    )
+    n = 4
+    response = asyncio.run(
+        server.chat_completion(
+            messages=[
+                {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, how are you?"},
+            ],
+            n=n,
+        )
+    )
+    assert server.config.n_kwarg_is_ignored, "n kwarg is should be set after discovery"
+    assert (
+        len(response.choices) == n
+    ), f"Expected {n} responses, got {len(response.choices)}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.providers
+def test_openai_api_n_kwarg_supported():
+    dotenv.load_dotenv()
+    openai_api_key = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
+    if not openai_api_key:
+        pytest.skip("OPENAI_API_KEY not set")
+    config = OpenaiConfig(
+        model_name="gpt-4.1-nano",
+        timeout=1200,
+        num_max_requests_at_once=512,
+        num_requests_for_eval=64,
+        rolling_buffer_length=1024,
+        n_kwarg_is_ignored=False,
+    )
+    server = OpenAIServer(
+        config=config,
+    )
+    n = 4
+    response = asyncio.run(
+        server.chat_completion(
+            messages=[
+                {"role": "user", "content": "Hello, how are you?"},
+            ],
+            n=n,
+        )
+    )
+    assert (
+        not server.config.n_kwarg_is_ignored
+    ), "n kwarg should be used with supported models"
+    assert (
+        len(response.choices) == n
+    ), f"Expected {n} responses, got {len(response.choices)}"