diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index 4f581407cf6..a5cfdfca0cf 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -3364,26 +3364,9 @@ class LiteLLM_AuditLogs(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
         masker: Final = SensitiveDataMasker(sensitive_patterns={"key"})
 
         if self.before_value is not None:
-            json_before_value: dict | None = None
-            if isinstance(self.before_value, str):
-                json_before_value = json.loads(self.before_value)
-            elif isinstance(self.before_value, dict):
-                json_before_value = self.before_value
-
-            if json_before_value is not None:
-                json_before_value = masker.mask_dict(json_before_value)
-                self.before_value = json.dumps(json_before_value, default=str)
-
+            self.before_value = json.dumps(masker.mask(self.before_value), default=str)
         if self.updated_values is not None:
-            json_updated_values: dict | None = None
-            if isinstance(self.updated_values, str):
-                json_updated_values = json.loads(self.updated_values)
-            elif isinstance(self.updated_values, dict):
-                json_updated_values = self.updated_values
-
-            if json_updated_values is not None:
-                json_updated_values = masker.mask_dict(json_updated_values)
-                self.updated_values = json.dumps(json_updated_values, default=str)
+            self.updated_values = json.dumps(masker.mask(self.updated_values), default=str)
 
         return self
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/test__types.py b/tests/unit/proxy/test__types.py
index 50a4c3a6ca7..5bb55f63e64 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/test__types.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/test__types.py
@@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ def test_an_audit_log_keeps_the_non_secret_fields_it_recorded(field):
     }
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("field", ("before_value", "updated_values"))
+def test_an_audit_log_stores_a_list_of_changes_as_json_text_with_keys_masked(field):
+    sent = [{"id": "no_redis", "key": SECRET}, {"id": "detailed_debug"}]
+
+    log = _audit_log(**{field: json.dumps(sent)})
+
+    assert json.loads(getattr(log, field)) == [{"id": "no_redis", "key": SECRET_MASKED}, {"id": "detailed_debug"}]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("field", ("before_value", "updated_values"))
 def test_an_audit_log_leaves_a_change_it_has_no_record_of_alone(field):
     assert getattr(_audit_log(**{field: None}), field) is None