diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
index e4d4f321159..f6b088d15a6 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class RouteChecks:
             route=route, allowed_routes=LiteLLMRoutes.self_managed_routes.value
         ):  # routes that manage their own allowed/disallowed logic
             pass
-        elif route.startswith("/v1/mcp/"):
+        elif route.startswith("/v1/mcp/") or route.startswith("/mcp-rest/"):
             pass  # authN/authZ handled by api itself
         else:
             user_role = "unknown"