diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index d6bbf760bde..2eeb525f557 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -1161,7 +1161,12 @@ def _model_custom_llm_provider_matches_wildcard_pattern(
     - `model=claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620`
     - `allowed_model_pattern=anthropic/*`
     """
-    model, custom_llm_provider, _, _ = get_llm_provider(model=model)
+    try:
+        model, custom_llm_provider, _, _ = get_llm_provider(model=model)
+    except Exception as e:
+        verbose_proxy_logger.error(f"Error getting LLM provider for model {model}: {e}")
+        return False
+
     return is_model_allowed_by_pattern(
         model=f"{custom_llm_provider}/{model}",
         allowed_model_pattern=allowed_model_pattern,