diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/health_check_helpers.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/health_check_helpers.py
index a47544547a6..89c6ee9098a 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/health_check_helpers.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/health_check_helpers.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class HealthCheckHelpers:
                 user="",
                 optional_params={},
                 litellm_params={
-                    "api_base": "",
+                    "api_base": filtered_model_params.get("api_base", ""),
                     "metadata": _litellm_metadata.copy(),
                     "litellm_metadata": _litellm_metadata.copy(),
                 },