diff --git a/litellm/_logging.py b/litellm/_logging.py
index e1b8372f954..245fbb2444b 100644
--- a/litellm/_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/_logging.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ _SECRET_KEY_RE = re.compile(
     r"credential|private[_\-]?key|encryption[_\-]?key|master[_\-]?key|"
     r"redis[_\-]?password|client[_\-]?secret|aws[_\-]?secret|"
     r"gcp[_\-]?key|litellm[_\-]?key)"
-    r'(["\']?\s*[:=]\s*["\']?)([^\s\'"&,}\]]{6,})'
+    r'(["\']?\s*[:=]\s*["\']?)(?!-----)([^\s\'"&,}\]]{6,})'
 )
 # Anchored version of the same key names — used to detect secret dict keys.
 _SECRET_KEY_NAME_RE = re.compile(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/test_credential_scrubber.py b/tests/test_litellm/test_credential_scrubber.py
index 9428b4fb0c6..ef2c46c2f0f 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/test_credential_scrubber.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/test_credential_scrubber.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import logging
 
-import pytest
-
 
 class TestScrubSecrets:
     """Tests for the _scrub_secrets() helper."""
@@ -28,6 +26,13 @@ class TestScrubSecrets:
         assert "api.openai.com" in result
         assert "abc" in result  # < 6 chars, not redacted
 
+    def test_pem_value_not_partially_redacted(self):
+        from litellm._logging import _scrub_secrets
+
+        pem = "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIE\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----"
+        result = _scrub_secrets(f"private_key = {pem}")
+        assert "MIIE" not in result or "-----BEGIN" in result
+
 
 class TestCredentialScrubberFilter:
     """Tests for CredentialScrubberFilter.filter() — covers every branch."""