From 7229631e9c03af2172d6b0bbeba9ee6aa4913d64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bromnhub <241785706+bromnhub@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:04:39 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: Simplify assistant overrides payload construction

---
 vapi_python/vapi_python.py | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vapi_python/vapi_python.py b/vapi_python/vapi_python.py
index 69e9797..f06c85f 100644
--- a/vapi_python/vapi_python.py
+++ b/vapi_python/vapi_python.py
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ def start(
     ):
         # Start a new call
         if assistant_id:
-            payload = {'assistantId': assistant_id, 'assistantOverrides': assistant_overrides}
+            payload = {'assistantId': assistant_id}
+            if assistant_overrides:
+                payload['assistantOverrides'] = assistant_overrides
         elif assistant:
-            payload = {'assistant': assistant, 'assistantOverrides': assistant_overrides}
+            payload = {'assistant': assistant}
+            if assistant_overrides:
+                payload['assistantOverrides'] = assistant_overrides
         elif squad_id:
             payload = {'squadId': squad_id}
         elif squad: