diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/health.md b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/health.md
index 6f98265e40a..2764a6f0d4f 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/health.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/health.md
@@ -330,6 +330,22 @@ model_list:
       health_check_timeout: 10 # 👈 OVERRIDE HEALTH CHECK TIMEOUT
 ```
 
+## Health Check Max Tokens
+
+By default, health checks use `max_tokens=1` to minimize cost and latency. For wildcard models, the default is `max_tokens=10`.
+
+You can override this per-model by setting `health_check_max_tokens` in the `model_info` section of your config.yaml.
+
+```yaml
+model_list:
+  - model_name: openai/gpt-4o
+    litellm_params:
+      model: openai/gpt-4o
+      api_key: os.environ/OPENAI_API_KEY
+    model_info:
+      health_check_max_tokens: 5 # 👈 OVERRIDE HEALTH CHECK MAX TOKENS
+```
+
 ## `/health/readiness`
 
 Unprotected endpoint for checking if proxy is ready to accept requests
diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/health_check_helpers.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/health_check_helpers.py
index 9fb0c4126b3..9e972f1910b 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/health_check_helpers.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/health_check_helpers.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ TEST_PDF_URL = "data:application/pdf;base64,JVBERi0xLjQKJeLjz9MKMyAwIG9iago8PC9U
 
 
 class HealthCheckHelpers:
-
     @staticmethod
     async def ahealth_check_wildcard_models(
         model: str,
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ class HealthCheckHelpers:
         Callable,
     ]:
         """
-        Returns a dictionary of mode handlers for health check calls. 
+        Returns a dictionary of mode handlers for health check calls.
 
         Mode Handlers are Callables that need to be run for execution of the health check call.
 
@@ -217,4 +216,4 @@ class HealthCheckHelpers:
                     "document_url": TEST_PDF_URL,
                 },
             ),
-        }
\ No newline at end of file
+        }
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/health_check.py b/litellm/proxy/health_check.py
index 341ea4bd9e2..a8d0e3e9af2 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/health_check.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/health_check.py
@@ -329,7 +329,9 @@ async def perform_health_check(
 
     # Filter by model_id first so a single deployment is checked when id is specified
     if model_id is not None:
-        _by_id = [x for x in model_list if (x.get("model_info") or {}).get("id") == model_id]
+        _by_id = [
+            x for x in model_list if (x.get("model_info") or {}).get("id") == model_id
+        ]
         if _by_id:
             model_list = _by_id
     elif model is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_health_check_max_tokens.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_health_check_max_tokens.py
index da2bb21abea..e26f7fb9f20 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_health_check_max_tokens.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_health_check_max_tokens.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-
 import pytest
 from litellm.proxy.health_check import _update_litellm_params_for_health_check
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.health_check_helpers import HealthCheckHelpers
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch, MagicMock
 
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_update_litellm_params_max_tokens_default():
     """
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ async def test_update_litellm_params_max_tokens_default():
     """
     model_info = {}
     litellm_params = {"model": "gpt-4"}
-    
+
     updated_params = _update_litellm_params_for_health_check(model_info, litellm_params)
-    
+
     assert updated_params["max_tokens"] == 1
 
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_update_litellm_params_max_tokens_custom():
     """
@@ -23,11 +24,12 @@ async def test_update_litellm_params_max_tokens_custom():
     """
     model_info = {"health_check_max_tokens": 5}
     litellm_params = {"model": "gpt-4"}
-    
+
     updated_params = _update_litellm_params_for_health_check(model_info, litellm_params)
-    
+
     assert updated_params["max_tokens"] == 5
 
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_update_litellm_params_max_tokens_wildcard():
     """
@@ -35,37 +37,39 @@ async def test_update_litellm_params_max_tokens_wildcard():
     """
     model_info = {}
     litellm_params = {"model": "openai/*"}
-    
+
     updated_params = _update_litellm_params_for_health_check(model_info, litellm_params)
-    
+
     # Should not be set to 1
     assert "max_tokens" not in updated_params or updated_params["max_tokens"] != 1
 
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_ahealth_check_wildcard_models_respects_max_tokens():
     """
     Test that ahealth_check_wildcard_models respects max_tokens if passed,
     otherwise defaults to 10.
     """
-    with patch("litellm.litellm_core_utils.llm_request_utils.pick_cheapest_chat_models_from_llm_provider", return_value=["gpt-4o-mini"]), \
-         patch("litellm.acompletion", new_callable=AsyncMock) as mock_acompletion:
-        
+    with patch(
+        "litellm.litellm_core_utils.llm_request_utils.pick_cheapest_chat_models_from_llm_provider",
+        return_value=["gpt-4o-mini"],
+    ), patch("litellm.acompletion", new_callable=AsyncMock):
         # Test Case 1: No max_tokens passed, should default to 10
         model_params = {}
         await HealthCheckHelpers.ahealth_check_wildcard_models(
             model="openai/*",
             custom_llm_provider="openai",
             model_params=model_params,
-            litellm_logging_obj=MagicMock()
+            litellm_logging_obj=MagicMock(),
         )
         assert model_params["max_tokens"] == 10
-        
+
         # Test Case 2: Custom health_check_max_tokens passed via model_params, should be respected
         model_params = {"max_tokens": 3}
         await HealthCheckHelpers.ahealth_check_wildcard_models(
             model="openai/*",
             custom_llm_provider="openai",
             model_params=model_params,
-            litellm_logging_obj=MagicMock()
+            litellm_logging_obj=MagicMock(),
         )
         assert model_params["max_tokens"] == 3