diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index e10a44e1aa7..47fbffa4702 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -7812,6 +7812,19 @@ def exception_type(
                         response=original_exception.response,
                     )
             elif custom_llm_provider == "vertex_ai":
+                if completion_kwargs is not None:
+                    # add model, deployment and model_group to the exception message
+                    _model = completion_kwargs.get("model")
+                    _kwargs = completion_kwargs.get("kwargs", {}) or {}
+                    _metadata = _kwargs.get("metadata", {}) or {}
+                    _model_group = _metadata.get("model_group")
+                    _deployment = _metadata.get("deployment")
+                    error_str += f"\nmodel: {_model}\n"
+                    if _model_group is not None:
+                        error_str += f"model_group: {_model_group}\n"
+                    if _deployment is not None:
+                        error_str += f"deployment: {_deployment}\n"
+
                 if (
                     "Vertex AI API has not been used in project" in error_str
                     or "Unable to find your project" in error_str