diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py
index 7578019dff..2bfe9c1ca6 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py
@@ -2152,7 +2152,7 @@ def exception_type(  # type: ignore  # noqa: PLR0915
                             message=f"APIError: {exception_provider} - {error_str}",
                             llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
                             model=model,
-                            request=original_exception.request,
+                            request=getattr(original_exception, "request", None),
                             litellm_debug_info=extra_information,
                         )
                 else: