diff --git a/litellm/router.py b/litellm/router.py
index 90e8b37b67..578f549b46 100644
--- a/litellm/router.py
+++ b/litellm/router.py
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ class Router:
         if len(self.healthy_deployments) > 0:
             for item in self.healthy_deployments:
                 if item[0]["model_name"] == model: # first one in queue will be the one with the most availability
-                    return item
+                    return item or item[0]
         else: 
             potential_deployments = []
             for item in self.model_list:
                 if item["model_name"] == model:
                     potential_deployments.append(item)
             item = random.choice(potential_deployments)
-            return item
+            return item or item[0]
         
         raise ValueError("No models available.")