diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py b/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py
index 58dc25fb053..bf0da99d986 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@ async def test_acompletion_gemini_stream():
         print(f"completion_response: {complete_response}")
         if complete_response.strip() == "":
             raise Exception("Empty response received")
+    except litellm.APIError as e:
+        pass
     except Exception as e:
         pytest.fail(f"Error occurred: {e}")
 
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 9c11e1bd1aa..dc83b340f76 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -6797,7 +6797,7 @@ def exception_type(
                             llm_provider="vertex_ai",
                             request=original_exception.request,
                         )
-            elif custom_llm_provider == "palm":
+            elif custom_llm_provider == "palm" or custom_llm_provider == "gemini":
                 if "503 Getting metadata" in error_str:
                     # auth errors look like this
                     # 503 Getting metadata from plugin failed with error: Reauthentication is needed. Please run `gcloud auth application-default login` to reauthenticate.