diff --git a/api/server/controllers/PluginController.js b/api/server/controllers/PluginController.js
index f7aad84aeb..a0af142938 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/PluginController.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/PluginController.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
-const { CacheKeys, AuthType } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { CacheKeys, AuthType, Constants } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { getCustomConfig, getCachedTools } = require('~/server/services/Config');
 const { getToolkitKey } = require('~/server/services/ToolService');
 const { getMCPManager, getFlowStateManager } = require('~/config');
 const { availableTools } = require('~/app/clients/tools');
 const { getLogStores } = require('~/cache');
-const { Constants } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 
 /**
  * Filters out duplicate plugins from the list of plugins.
@@ -140,9 +139,9 @@ function createGetServerTools() {
 const getAvailableTools = async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const cache = getLogStores(CacheKeys.CONFIG_STORE);
-    const cachedTools = await cache.get(CacheKeys.TOOLS);
-    if (cachedTools) {
-      res.status(200).json(cachedTools);
+    const cachedToolsArray = await cache.get(CacheKeys.TOOLS);
+    if (cachedToolsArray) {
+      res.status(200).json(cachedToolsArray);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ const getAvailableTools = async (req, res) => {
       }
     });
 
-    const toolDefinitions = await getCachedTools({ includeGlobal: true });
+    const toolDefinitions = (await getCachedTools({ includeGlobal: true })) || {};
 
     const toolsOutput = [];
     for (const plugin of authenticatedPlugins) {
diff --git a/api/server/services/initializeMCP.js b/api/server/services/initializeMCP.js
index 98b87d156e..0ed82e6ea1 100644
--- a/api/server/services/initializeMCP.js
+++ b/api/server/services/initializeMCP.js
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ async function initializeMCP(app) {
     await mcpManager.mapAvailableTools(toolsCopy, flowManager);
     await setCachedTools(toolsCopy, { isGlobal: true });
 
+    const cache = getLogStores(CacheKeys.CONFIG_STORE);
+    await cache.delete(CacheKeys.TOOLS);
+    logger.debug('Cleared tools array cache after MCP initialization');
     logger.info('MCP servers initialized successfully');
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('Failed to initialize MCP servers:', error);