diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock/embed/embedding.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock/embed/embedding.py
index 411c6c04d14..36e89f83f07 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock/embed/embedding.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock/embed/embedding.py
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ class BedrockEmbedding(BaseAWSLLM):
                             and not current.startswith("data:")
                             and next_elem is not None
                             and isinstance(next_elem, str)
-                            and next_elem.startswith("data:")
+                            and next_elem.startswith("data:image/")
                         ):
                             # Text followed by image → combined request
                             transformed_request: (