diff --git a/basedpyright-code-budget.json b/basedpyright-code-budget.json
index 8634e9a5c32..d572a328926 100644
--- a/basedpyright-code-budget.json
+++ b/basedpyright-code-budget.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "reportAny": {
-    "limit": 16282
+    "limit": 15294
   },
   "reportArgumentType": {
-    "limit": 2529
+    "limit": 2520
   },
   "reportAssignmentType": {
     "limit": 319
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "limit": 19
   },
   "reportExplicitAny": {
-    "limit": 5062
+    "limit": 4639
   },
   "reportFunctionMemberAccess": {
     "limit": 7
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "limit": 12
   },
   "reportIndexIssue": {
-    "limit": 30
+    "limit": 25
   },
   "reportInvalidTypeForm": {
     "limit": 34
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
     "limit": 0
   },
   "reportMissingParameterType": {
-    "limit": 5642
+    "limit": 5626
   },
   "reportMissingTypeArgument": {
-    "limit": 15404
+    "limit": 15383
   },
   "reportMissingTypeStubs": {
     "limit": 40
@@ -105,19 +105,19 @@
     "limit": 109
   },
   "reportUnknownMemberType": {
-    "limit": 38621
+    "limit": 38521
   },
   "reportUnknownParameterType": {
-    "limit": 19748
+    "limit": 19718
   },
   "reportUnknownVariableType": {
-    "limit": 30210
+    "limit": 30129
   },
   "reportUnnecessaryCast": {
     "limit": 117
   },
   "reportUnnecessaryComparison": {
-    "limit": 696
+    "limit": 695
   },
   "reportUnnecessaryContains": {
     "limit": 5
@@ -141,6 +141,6 @@
     "limit": 543
   },
   "reportUnusedVariable": {
-    "limit": 139
+    "limit": 138
   }
 }
diff --git a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/common_utils.py
index 1de316835a1..a36c920dda0 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/common_utils.py
@@ -724,8 +724,9 @@ def set_schema_property_ordering(schema: dict[str, object], depth: int = 0) -> d
         # retain propertyOrdering as an escape hatch if user already specifies it
         if "propertyOrdering" not in schema:
             schema["propertyOrdering"] = [k for k, v in schema["properties"].items()]
-        for k, v in schema["properties"].items():
-            set_schema_property_ordering(v, depth + 1)
+        for v in schema["properties"].values():
+            if isinstance(v, dict):
+                set_schema_property_ordering(cast("dict[str, object]", v), depth + 1)  # cast-ok: JSON Schema child
     items: Final = schema.get("items")
     if isinstance(items, dict):
         set_schema_property_ordering(cast("dict[str, object]", items), depth + 1)  # cast-ok: JSON Schema child
diff --git a/ruff-strict-budget.json b/ruff-strict-budget.json
index 35bedee08a9..f479764f269 100644
--- a/ruff-strict-budget.json
+++ b/ruff-strict-budget.json
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 {
   "ANN001": {
-    "limit": 2996
+    "limit": 2988
   },
   "ANN002": {
     "limit": 71
   },
   "ANN003": {
-    "limit": 823
+    "limit": 821
   },
   "ANN201": {
     "limit": 2003
   },
   "ANN202": {
-    "limit": 841
+    "limit": 839
   },
   "ANN204": {
-    "limit": 698
+    "limit": 696
   },
   "ANN205": {
     "limit": 112
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "limit": 133
   },
   "ANN401": {
-    "limit": 378
+    "limit": 240
   },
   "ASYNC230": {
     "limit": 11
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     "limit": 1
   },
   "PERF102": {
-    "limit": 23
+    "limit": 22
   },
   "PERF401": {
     "limit": 12
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     "limit": 3
   },
   "RET504": {
-    "limit": 173
+    "limit": 172
   },
   "RUF012": {
     "limit": 239
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
     "limit": 58
   },
   "SIM102": {
-    "limit": 311
+    "limit": 309
   },
   "SIM103": {
     "limit": 119
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
     "limit": 5
   },
   "TID251": {
-    "limit": 1092
+    "limit": 1080
   },
   "TRY002": {
     "limit": 524
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/test_vertex_ai_common_utils.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/test_vertex_ai_common_utils.py
index cc923f05831..d1d751989ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/test_vertex_ai_common_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/test_vertex_ai_common_utils.py
@@ -195,6 +195,22 @@ def test_set_schema_property_ordering_with_excessive_nesting():
         set_schema_property_ordering(schema)
 
 
+def test_set_schema_property_ordering_skips_non_dict_property_values():
+    """Non-dict property values must be skipped, not recursed into (they used to raise)."""
+    schema = {
+        "properties": {
+            "a": "hello",
+            "b": {"type": "string"},
+            "c": ["x"],
+            "d": "a string mentioning items",
+        }
+    }
+
+    result = set_schema_property_ordering(schema)
+
+    assert result["propertyOrdering"] == ["a", "b", "c", "d"]
+
+
 def test_build_vertex_schema():
     """Test build_vertex_schema with a sample schema"""
     from litellm.llms.vertex_ai.common_utils import _build_vertex_schema
diff --git a/type-discipline-budget.json b/type-discipline-budget.json
index 8c83bde8774..2518ff223ac 100644
--- a/type-discipline-budget.json
+++ b/type-discipline-budget.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "LIT001": {
-    "limit": 22604
+    "limit": 22554
   },
   "LIT002": {
-    "limit": 26806
+    "limit": 26782
   },
   "LIT003": {
     "limit": 269
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
     "limit": 0
   },
   "LIT010": {
-    "limit": 16528
+    "limit": 16510
   },
   "LIT011": {
-    "limit": 5539
+    "limit": 5520
   },
   "LIT012": {
     "limit": 4506