diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py
index bf1797d2aa3..4bcdf624aee 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ def _get_litellm_param(
     raw = guardrail.get("litellm_params")
     if isinstance(raw, dict) and key in raw:
         return raw[key]
+    if raw is not None and not isinstance(raw, dict):
+        attr = getattr(raw, key, None)
+        if attr is not None:
+            return attr
     return default