diff --git a/convertToGenai.go b/convertToGenai.go
index a9dd1b4..c65d29b 100644
--- a/convertToGenai.go
+++ b/convertToGenai.go
@@ -8,19 +8,17 @@ import (
 // convertToGenai transforms the parsed JSON request into the genai.Content format.
 func convertToGenai(req *chatpb.GeminiRequest) ([]*genai.Content, error) {
 	var contents []*genai.Content
-	for _, c := range req.Contents {
-		genaiParts := []*genai.Part{} // Create a slice of the interface type
-		for _, p := range c.Parts {
-			if p.Text != "" {
-				// genai.Text returns a Part interface, which is what we need
-				var tmp *genai.Part
-				tmp = new(genai.Part)
-				tmp.Text = p.Text
-				genaiParts = append(genaiParts, tmp)
+	for _, c := range req.GetContents() {
+		var genaiParts []*genai.Part
+		for _, p := range c.GetParts() {
+			switch v := p.GetPartType().(type) {
+			case *chatpb.Part_Text:
+				part := &genai.Part{Text: v.Text}
+				genaiParts = append(genaiParts, part)
 			}
 		}
 		contents = append(contents, &genai.Content{
-			Role:  c.Role,
+			Role:  c.GetRole(),
 			Parts: genaiParts,
 		})
 	}