diff --git a/litellm/integrations/custom_guardrail.py b/litellm/integrations/custom_guardrail.py
index ff07fa4a8ec..a6c32d78c00 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/custom_guardrail.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/custom_guardrail.py
@@ -102,11 +102,9 @@ def is_guardrail_intervention(e: Exception) -> bool:
         ),
     ):
         return True
-    try:
-        from fastapi.exceptions import HTTPException
-    except ImportError:
-        return False
-    return isinstance(e, HTTPException) and e.status_code in _GUARDRAIL_BLOCK_STATUS_CODES
+    from litellm.proxy.guardrails.exception_utils import is_fastapi_http_exception
+
+    return is_fastapi_http_exception(e, _GUARDRAIL_BLOCK_STATUS_CODES)
 
 
 def _strict_guardrail_modes_enabled() -> bool:
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/exception_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/exception_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47f2655fdaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/exception_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from collections.abc import Collection
+
+
+def is_fastapi_http_exception(e: Exception, block_status_codes: Collection[int]) -> bool:
+    try:
+        from fastapi.exceptions import HTTPException
+    except ImportError:
+        return False
+    return isinstance(e, HTTPException) and e.status_code in block_status_codes