diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 2a765bc41d6..600d8059913 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -2515,6 +2515,16 @@ def client(original_function):
             or kwargs.get("atext_completion", False) == True
             or kwargs.get("atranscription", False) == True
         ):
+            # [OPTIONAL] CHECK MAX RETRIES / REQUEST
+            if litellm.num_retries_per_request is not None:
+                # check if previous_models passed in as ['litellm_params']['metadata]['previous_models']
+                previous_models = kwargs.get("metadata", {}).get(
+                    "previous_models", None
+                )
+                if previous_models is not None:
+                    if litellm.num_retries_per_request <= len(previous_models):
+                        raise Exception(f"Max retries per request hit!")
+
             # MODEL CALL
             result = original_function(*args, **kwargs)
             if "stream" in kwargs and kwargs["stream"] == True: