diff --git a/litellm/llms/vercel_ai_gateway/embedding/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/vercel_ai_gateway/embedding/transformation.py
index bb07a945f7e..8a672bf8991 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/vercel_ai_gateway/embedding/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/vercel_ai_gateway/embedding/transformation.py
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ class VercelAIGatewayEmbeddingConfig(BaseEmbeddingConfig):
                 optional_params[param] = value
         return optional_params
 
-    def get_error_class(self, error_message: str, status_code: int, headers: dict | httpx.Headers) -> BaseLLMException:
+    def get_error_class(
+        self, error_message: str, status_code: int, headers: dict[str, str] | httpx.Headers
+    ) -> BaseLLMException:
         """
         Get the error class for Vercel AI Gateway errors.
         """