diff --git a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/deepgram_listen_passthrough_logging_handler.py b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/deepgram_listen_passthrough_logging_handler.py
index fc0af400477..c0953ae7b85 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/deepgram_listen_passthrough_logging_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/deepgram_listen_passthrough_logging_handler.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class DeepgramListenPassthroughLoggingHandler:
     @staticmethod
     def is_deepgram_listen_route(url_route: str) -> bool:
         path: Final = urlparse(url_route).path
-        return path.startswith("/deepgram/") and path.endswith(DEEPGRAM_LISTEN_ROUTE_SUFFIX)
+        return "/deepgram/" in path and path.endswith(DEEPGRAM_LISTEN_ROUTE_SUFFIX)
 
     def deepgram_listen_passthrough_handler(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/test_deepgram_listen_passthrough_logging_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/test_deepgram_listen_passthrough_logging_handler.py
index a6133a7cf99..2ae56709b11 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/test_deepgram_listen_passthrough_logging_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/test_deepgram_listen_passthrough_logging_handler.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def _metadata(duration: object, channels: int = 1) -> dict[str, object]:
         ("/deepgram/v1/listen", True),
         ("/deepgram/listen", True),
         ("/deepgram/v1/listen?model=nova-3", True),
+        ("/litellm/deepgram/v1/listen", True),
         ("/deepgram/v1/speak", False),
         ("/deepgram/v1/listen/extra", False),
         ("/openai/v1/realtime", False),