diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/io_struct.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/io_struct.py
index 8875994f1..9343c0a62 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/io_struct.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/io_struct.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class GenerateReqInput:
             self.text is not None and self.input_ids is not None
         ):
             raise ValueError("Either text or input_ids should be provided.")
-        if self.sampling_params.get("n", 1) != 1:
+        if isinstance(self.sampling_params, dict) and self.sampling_params.get("n", 1) != 1:
             is_single = False
         else:
             if self.text is not None: