diff --git a/pkg/lmcli/provider/google/google.go b/pkg/lmcli/provider/google/google.go
index 51ca5e0..289fb7b 100644
--- a/pkg/lmcli/provider/google/google.go
+++ b/pkg/lmcli/provider/google/google.go
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ func createGenerateContentRequest(
 	}
 
 	request := &GenerateContentRequest{
-		Contents:           requestContents,
-		SystemInstructions: system,
+		Contents: requestContents,
 		GenerationConfig: &GenerationConfig{
 			MaxOutputTokens: &params.MaxTokens,
 			Temperature:     &params.Temperature,
@@ -167,6 +166,16 @@ func createGenerateContentRequest(
 		},
 	}
 
+	if system != "" {
+		request.SystemInstruction = &Content{
+			Parts: []ContentPart{
+				{
+					Text: system,
+				},
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
 	if len(params.ToolBag) > 0 {
 		request.Tools = convertTools(params.ToolBag)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/lmcli/provider/google/types.go b/pkg/lmcli/provider/google/types.go
index 1d2eb30..2e2bed4 100644
--- a/pkg/lmcli/provider/google/types.go
+++ b/pkg/lmcli/provider/google/types.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ type GenerationConfig struct {
 }
 
 type GenerateContentRequest struct {
-	Contents           []Content         `json:"contents"`
-	Tools              []Tool            `json:"tools,omitempty"`
-	SystemInstructions string            `json:"systemInstructions,omitempty"`
-	GenerationConfig   *GenerationConfig `json:"generationConfig,omitempty"`
+	Contents          []Content         `json:"contents"`
+	Tools             []Tool            `json:"tools,omitempty"`
+	SystemInstruction *Content          `json:"systemInstruction,omitempty"`
+	GenerationConfig  *GenerationConfig `json:"generationConfig,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Candidate struct {