diff --git a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/vertex_passthrough_logging_handler.py b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/vertex_passthrough_logging_handler.py
index 78843749b36..b95cb945e5e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/vertex_passthrough_logging_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/vertex_passthrough_logging_handler.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class VertexPassthroughLoggingHandler:
         ``.../gemini-3.8-flash:streamGenerateContent?alt=sse`` still matches.
         """
         path = urlparse(url_route).path
-        return path.endswith(method) or path.endswith(":" + method)
+        return path.endswith((method, ":" + method))
 
     @staticmethod
     def vertex_passthrough_handler(