diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/load_balancing.md b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/load_balancing.md
index 4cff7e5d041..42f6ef1aa51 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/load_balancing.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/load_balancing.md
@@ -264,8 +264,15 @@ model_list:
       model: azure/gpt-4-fallback
       api_key: os.environ/AZURE_API_KEY_2
       order: 2  # 👈 Used when order=1 is unavailable
+
+router_settings:
+  enable_pre_call_checks: true  # 👈 Required for 'order' to work
 ```
 
+:::important
+The `order` parameter requires `enable_pre_call_checks: true` in `router_settings`.
+:::
+
 If `order=1` deployment is unavailable (e.g., rate-limited), the router falls back to `order=2` deployments.
 
 ### When You'll See Load Balancing in Action
diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/routing.md b/docs/my-website/docs/routing.md
index 2539f70d5bc..8ac56463d5e 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/routing.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/routing.md
@@ -861,9 +861,13 @@ model_list = [
     },
 ]
 
-router = Router(model_list=model_list)
+router = Router(model_list=model_list, enable_pre_call_checks=True)  # 👈 Required for 'order' to work
 ```
 
+:::important
+The `order` parameter requires `enable_pre_call_checks=True` to be set on the Router.
+:::
+
 </TabItem>
 <TabItem value="proxy" label="PROXY">
 
@@ -880,6 +884,9 @@ model_list:
       model: azure/gpt-4-fallback
       api_key: os.environ/AZURE_API_KEY_2
       order: 2  # 👈 Used when order=1 is unavailable
+
+router_settings:
+  enable_pre_call_checks: true  # 👈 Required for 'order' to work
 ```
 
 </TabItem>