diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
index d1e1b17098..2f26ec6533 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import re
 import sys
+import traceback
 
 from fastapi import Request
 
@@ -87,14 +88,16 @@ def get_request_route(request: Request) -> str:
     remove base url from path if set e.g. `/genai/chat/completions` -> `/chat/completions
     """
     try:
-        if request.url.path.startswith(request.base_url.path):
+        if hasattr(request, "base_url") and request.url.path.startswith(
+            request.base_url.path
+        ):
             # remove base_url from path
             return request.url.path[len(request.base_url.path) - 1 :]
         else:
             return request.url.path
     except Exception as e:
-        verbose_proxy_logger.warning(
-            f"error on get_request_route: {str(e)}, defaulting to request.url.path"
+        verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
+            f"error on get_request_route: {str(e)}, defaulting to request.url.path={request.url.path}"
         )
         return request.url.path
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
index 1192490422..d8f41a9e72 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
@@ -532,6 +532,12 @@ async def user_api_key_auth(
             api_key, str
         ):  # if generated token, make sure it starts with sk-.
             assert api_key.startswith("sk-")  # prevent token hashes from being used
+        else:
+            verbose_logger.warning(
+                "litellm.proxy.proxy_server.user_api_key_auth(): Warning - Key={} is not a string.".format(
+                    api_key
+                )
+            )
 
         if (
             prisma_client is None and custom_db_client is None
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 923021efc2..cc59f6d58a 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -1389,6 +1389,7 @@ class PrismaClient:
                     WHERE v.token = '{token}'
                     """
 
+                    print_verbose("sql_query being made={}".format(sql_query))
                     response = await self.db.query_first(query=sql_query)
 
                     if response is not None:
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_key_generate_prisma.py b/litellm/tests/test_key_generate_prisma.py
index 53f6ab7f5c..58bfb66b8d 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_key_generate_prisma.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_key_generate_prisma.py
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ def test_call_with_invalid_key(prisma_client):
 
 
 def test_call_with_invalid_model(prisma_client):
+    litellm.set_verbose = True
     # 3. Make a call to a key with an invalid model - expect to fail
     setattr(litellm.proxy.proxy_server, "prisma_client", prisma_client)
     setattr(litellm.proxy.proxy_server, "master_key", "sk-1234")
@@ -326,6 +327,11 @@ def test_call_with_invalid_model(prisma_client):
             request.body = return_body
 
             # use generated key to auth in
+            print(
+                "Bearer token being sent to user_api_key_auth() - {}".format(
+                    bearer_token
+                )
+            )
             result = await user_api_key_auth(request=request, api_key=bearer_token)
             pytest.fail(f"This should have failed!. IT's an invalid model")