diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index d5f64a6f686..e14cfb22831 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ def deprecated_v2_flag_passed_on_cli() -> bool:
     return ctx.get_parameter_source("use_v2_migration_resolver") is ParameterSource.COMMANDLINE
 
 
+def _print_enforce_prisma_migration_check_notice() -> None:
+    print_startup_message(
+        "\033[1;33mLiteLLM Proxy: --enforce_prisma_migration_check is "
+        "deprecated and has no effect, because the proxy always exits "
+        "when database setup fails at startup. You can safely remove it.\033[0m",
+    )
+
+
 class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
     @staticmethod
     def echo_litellm_version():
@@ -1177,6 +1185,9 @@ def run_server(
         return
     if model and "ollama" in model and api_base is None:
         ProxyInitializationHelpers.run_ollama_serve()
+    if enforce_prisma_migration_check and (health is True or test is True):
+        # --health and --test return before the config is read, where a server start emits the notice
+        _print_enforce_prisma_migration_check_notice()
     if health is True:
         ProxyInitializationHelpers.run_health_check(host, port)
         return
@@ -1360,11 +1371,7 @@ def run_server(
 
         # After the config is read, so a json_logs set only in the config applies to this notice too.
         if enforce_prisma_migration_check:
-            print_startup_message(
-                "\033[1;33mLiteLLM Proxy: --enforce_prisma_migration_check is "
-                "deprecated and has no effect, because the proxy always exits "
-                "when database setup fails at startup. You can safely remove it.\033[0m",
-            )
+            _print_enforce_prisma_migration_check_notice()
         # Handle database URL construction when no config file is used
         if config is None and os.getenv("DATABASE_URL") is None:
             # Use helper function to construct DATABASE_URL from individual variables
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py b/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
index 4bb1426aaa0..5ecebe86e30 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
@@ -2872,6 +2872,22 @@ class TestRunServerDbSetup:
         mock_setup_database.assert_called_once_with(use_migrate=True, use_v2_resolver=True)
         assert ("--enforce_prisma_migration_check is deprecated and has no effect" in capsys.readouterr().out) is warned
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("argument", ("--health", "--test"), ids=("health", "test"))
+    def test_the_retired_enforce_prisma_migration_check_opt_in_warns_on_health_and_test(self, argument, capsys):
+        """`--health` and `--test` return before the config is read, where a server start emits the
+        deprecation line; they still print it, as they did when the notice came before those returns."""
+        from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import ProxyInitializationHelpers, run_server
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(ProxyInitializationHelpers, "run_health_check") as mock_health_check,
+            patch.object(ProxyInitializationHelpers, "run_test_chat_completion") as mock_test_chat,
+        ):
+            run_server.main([argument, "--enforce_prisma_migration_check"], standalone_mode=False)
+
+        expected_calls = (1, 0) if argument == "--health" else (0, 1)
+        assert (mock_health_check.call_count, mock_test_chat.call_count) == expected_calls
+        assert "--enforce_prisma_migration_check is deprecated and has no effect" in capsys.readouterr().out
+
     @patch("subprocess.run")
     @patch("atexit.register")
     @patch("litellm.proxy.db.prisma_client.PrismaManager.setup_database", return_value=True)