diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index ea796fe6f..25fb21ce5 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import argparse
 from argparse import RawTextHelpFormatter
 from uuid import uuid4
+import os
 
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ async def main(args):
 
     # Write the report to a file
     artifact_filepath = f"outputs/{uuid4()}.md"
+    os.makedirs("outputs", exist_ok=True)
     with open(artifact_filepath, "w") as f:
         f.write(report)
 
diff --git a/gpt_researcher/llm_provider/generic/base.py b/gpt_researcher/llm_provider/generic/base.py
index 4c4757c3d..624348491 100644
--- a/gpt_researcher/llm_provider/generic/base.py
+++ b/gpt_researcher/llm_provider/generic/base.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def from_provider(cls, provider: str, **kwargs: Any):
 
             if "model" in kwargs or "model_name" in kwargs:
                 model_id = kwargs.pop("model", None) or kwargs.pop("model_name", None)
-                kwargs = {"model_id": model_id, **kwargs}
+                kwargs = {"model_id": model_id, "model_kwargs": kwargs}
             llm = ChatBedrock(**kwargs)
         elif provider == "dashscope":
             _check_pkg("langchain_dashscope")