diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
index d3bcfe8200e..72ebced05d9 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
@@ -4652,7 +4652,10 @@ class StandardLoggingPayloadSetup:
     @staticmethod
     def strip_trailing_slash(api_base: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
         if api_base:
-            return api_base.rstrip("/")
+            if api_base.endswith("//"):
+                return api_base.rstrip("/")
+            if api_base[-1] == "/":
+                return api_base[:-1]
         return api_base
 
     @staticmethod