diff --git a/litellm/llms/cloudflare/chat/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/cloudflare/chat/transformation.py
index ec73ff8818d..68f08741cc5 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/cloudflare/chat/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/cloudflare/chat/transformation.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import httpx
 from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
 from litellm.llms.base_llm.chat.transformation import BaseLLMException
 from litellm.llms.openai.chat.gpt_transformation import OpenAIGPTConfig
-from litellm.secret_managers.main import get_secret_str
+from litellm.secret_managers.main import (
+    get_secret_str,
+    normalize_nonempty_secret_str,
+)
 from litellm.types.llms.openai import AllMessageValues
 
 
@@ -45,7 +48,9 @@ class CloudflareChatConfig(OpenAIGPTConfig):
     @staticmethod
     def _resolve_api_base(api_base: Optional[str]) -> str:
         if not api_base:
-            account_id = get_secret_str("CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID")
+            account_id = normalize_nonempty_secret_str(
+                get_secret_str("CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID")
+            )
             if account_id is None:
                 raise ValueError(
                     "Missing CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID - set CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID in the environment or pass api_base explicitly"
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/cloudflare/test_cloudflare_transformation.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/cloudflare/test_cloudflare_transformation.py
index 2e2d01eb12f..1a46015ceb9 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/cloudflare/test_cloudflare_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/cloudflare/test_cloudflare_transformation.py
@@ -100,6 +100,20 @@ def test_get_complete_url_raises_when_account_id_and_base_missing(monkeypatch):
         )
 
 
+def test_get_complete_url_raises_when_account_id_is_empty(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID", "   ")
+    config = CloudflareChatConfig()
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Missing CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID"):
+        config.get_complete_url(
+            api_base=None,
+            api_key="cf-key",
+            model="@cf/meta/llama-2-7b-chat-int8",
+            optional_params={},
+            litellm_params={},
+        )
+
+
 def test_get_complete_url_migrates_legacy_ai_run_base():
     config = CloudflareChatConfig()