diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 44243cab0b9..59d4d72c33d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -2289,7 +2289,8 @@ class PrismaClient:
             verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
                 "PrismaClient: connect() called Attempting to Connect to DB"
             )
-            if self.db.is_connected() is False:
+            print("in connect, self.db.is_connected()", self.db.is_connected())  # noqa
+            if self.db.is_connected() is not True:
                 verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
                     "PrismaClient: DB not connected, Attempting to Connect to DB"
                 )