diff --git a/libs/experimental/langchain_experimental/llms/ollama_functions.py b/libs/experimental/langchain_experimental/llms/ollama_functions.py
index 7bd04f918f0..f71f91c01a9 100644
--- a/libs/experimental/langchain_experimental/llms/ollama_functions.py
+++ b/libs/experimental/langchain_experimental/llms/ollama_functions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import uuid
 from operator import itemgetter
 from typing import (
     Any,
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ from typing import (
 from langchain_community.chat_models.ollama import ChatOllama
 from langchain_core.callbacks import CallbackManagerForLLMRun
 from langchain_core.language_models import LanguageModelInput
-from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage, BaseMessage
+from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage, BaseMessage, ToolCall
 from langchain_core.output_parsers.base import OutputParserLike
 from langchain_core.output_parsers.json import JsonOutputParser
 from langchain_core.output_parsers.pydantic import PydanticOutputParser
@@ -94,16 +95,19 @@ def parse_response(message: BaseMessage) -> str:
     """Extract `function_call` from `AIMessage`."""
     if isinstance(message, AIMessage):
         kwargs = message.additional_kwargs
-        if "function_call" in kwargs:
+        tool_calls = message.tool_calls
+        if len(tool_calls) > 0:
+            tool_call = tool_calls[-1]
+            args = tool_call.get("args")
+            return json.dumps(args)
+        elif "function_call" in kwargs:
             if "arguments" in kwargs["function_call"]:
                 return kwargs["function_call"]["arguments"]
             raise ValueError(
                 f"`arguments` missing from `function_call` within AIMessage: {message}"
             )
-        raise ValueError(
-            "`function_call` missing from `additional_kwargs` "
-            f"within AIMessage: {message}"
-        )
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("`tool_calls` missing from AIMessage: {message}")
     raise ValueError(f"`message` is not an instance of `AIMessage`: {message}")
 
 
@@ -293,10 +297,9 @@ class OllamaFunctions(ChatOllama):
                     "matching function in `functions`."
                 )
             del kwargs["function_call"]
-        elif not functions:
-            functions.append(DEFAULT_RESPONSE_FUNCTION)
         if _is_pydantic_class(functions[0]):
             functions = [convert_to_ollama_tool(fn) for fn in functions]
+        functions.insert(0, DEFAULT_RESPONSE_FUNCTION)
         system_message_prompt_template = SystemMessagePromptTemplate.from_template(
             self.tool_system_prompt_template
         )
@@ -318,7 +321,6 @@ class OllamaFunctions(ChatOllama):
                 Response: {chat_generation_content}"""
             )
         called_tool_name = parsed_chat_result["tool"]
-        called_tool_arguments = parsed_chat_result["tool_input"]
         called_tool = next(
             (fn for fn in functions if fn["name"] == called_tool_name), None
         )
@@ -328,26 +330,39 @@ class OllamaFunctions(ChatOllama):
                 f"{chat_generation_content}"
             )
         if called_tool["name"] == DEFAULT_RESPONSE_FUNCTION["name"]:
+            if (
+                "tool_input" in parsed_chat_result
+                and "response" in parsed_chat_result["tool_input"]
+            ):
+                response = parsed_chat_result["tool_input"]["response"]
+            elif "response" in parsed_chat_result:
+                response = parsed_chat_result["response"]
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Failed to parse a response from {self.model} output: "
+                    f"{chat_generation_content}"
+                )
             return ChatResult(
                 generations=[
                     ChatGeneration(
                         message=AIMessage(
-                            content=called_tool_arguments["response"],
+                            content=response,
                         )
                     )
                 ]
             )
 
+        called_tool_arguments = parsed_chat_result["tool_input"]
+
         response_message_with_functions = AIMessage(
             content="",
-            additional_kwargs={
-                "function_call": {
-                    "name": called_tool_name,
-                    "arguments": json.dumps(called_tool_arguments)
-                    if called_tool_arguments
-                    else "",
-                },
-            },
+            tool_calls=[
+                ToolCall(
+                    name=called_tool_name,
+                    args=called_tool_arguments if called_tool_arguments else {},
+                    id=f"call_{str(uuid.uuid4()).replace('-', '')}",
+                )
+            ],
         )
 
         return ChatResult(
diff --git a/libs/experimental/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_ollama_functions.py b/libs/experimental/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_ollama_functions.py
index fb63ee5d388..6c413a361da 100644
--- a/libs/experimental/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_ollama_functions.py
+++ b/libs/experimental/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_ollama_functions.py
@@ -52,9 +52,51 @@ class TestOllamaFunctions(unittest.TestCase):
 
         res = model.invoke("What's the weather in San Francisco?")
 
-        function_call = res.additional_kwargs.get("function_call")
-        assert function_call
-        self.assertEqual(function_call.get("name"), "get_current_weather")
+        self.assertIsInstance(res, AIMessage)
+        res = AIMessage(**res.__dict__)
+        tool_calls = res.tool_calls
+        assert tool_calls
+        tool_call = tool_calls[0]
+        assert tool_call
+        self.assertEqual("get_current_weather", tool_call.get("name"))
+
+    def test_default_ollama_functions_default_response(self) -> None:
+        base_model = OllamaFunctions(model="llama3", format="json")
+
+        # bind functions
+        model = base_model.bind_tools(
+            tools=[
+                {
+                    "name": "get_current_weather",
+                    "description": "Get the current weather in a given location",
+                    "parameters": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {
+                            "location": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                                "description": "The city and state, "
+                                "e.g. San Francisco, CA",
+                            },
+                            "unit": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                                "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"],
+                            },
+                        },
+                        "required": ["location"],
+                    },
+                }
+            ]
+        )
+
+        res = model.invoke("What is the capital of France?")
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(res, AIMessage)
+        res = AIMessage(**res.__dict__)
+        tool_calls = res.tool_calls
+        if len(tool_calls) > 0:
+            tool_call = tool_calls[0]
+            assert tool_call
+            self.assertEqual("__conversational_response", tool_call.get("name"))
 
     def test_ollama_structured_output(self) -> None:
         model = OllamaFunctions(model="phi3")