diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
index 0524a1d8f72..ae3f7fff9f3 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ class RouteChecks:
             return True
         if "/azure/" in route:
             return True
+        if "/openai/" in route:
+            return True
         return False
 
     @staticmethod