diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/unified_guardrail/unified_guardrail.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/unified_guardrail/unified_guardrail.py
index 243b34687a6..26e9e10edcf 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/unified_guardrail/unified_guardrail.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/unified_guardrail/unified_guardrail.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class UnifiedLLMGuardrails(CustomLogger):
             if call_type is None and user_api_key_dict.request_route is not None:
                 call_types = get_call_types_for_route(user_api_key_dict.request_route)
                 if call_types is not None:
-                    call_type = call_types[0]
+                    call_type = call_types[0].value
 
             if call_type is None:
                 call_type = _infer_call_type(call_type=None, completion_response=item)  # type: ignore