diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
index a7f68f00b1c..8028bd295cb 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
@@ -2718,6 +2718,20 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
                 from starlette.responses import JSONResponse
                 from starlette.status import HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
 
+                error_response = JSONResponse(
+                    status_code=HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    content={"error": "MCP request failed", "details": str(e)},
+                )
+        except HTTPException:
+            raise
+        except Exception as e:
+            verbose_logger.exception(f"Error handling MCP request: {e}")
+            # Instead of re-raising, try to send a graceful error response
+            try:
+                # Send a proper HTTP error response instead of letting the exception bubble up
+                from starlette.responses import JSONResponse
+                from starlette.status import HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+
                 error_response = JSONResponse(
                     status_code=HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
                     content={"error": "MCP request failed", "details": str(e)},