diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 494c874147..bd5b43f5f5 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -4051,16 +4051,16 @@ async def health_readiness():
         cache_type = litellm.cache.type
 
     if prisma_client is not None:  # if db passed in, check if it's connected
-        if prisma_client.db.is_connected() == True:
-            response_object = {"db": "connected"}
+        await prisma_client.health_check()  # test the db connection
+        response_object = {"db": "connected"}
 
-            return {
-                "status": "healthy",
-                "db": "connected",
-                "cache": cache_type,
-                "litellm_version": version,
-                "success_callbacks": litellm.success_callback,
-            }
+        return {
+            "status": "healthy",
+            "db": "connected",
+            "cache": cache_type,
+            "litellm_version": version,
+            "success_callbacks": litellm.success_callback,
+        }
     else:
         return {
             "status": "healthy",
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 84b09d7265..5c5b5b7727 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -472,8 +472,6 @@ class PrismaClient:
         reset_at: Optional[datetime] = None,
     ):
         try:
-            print_verbose("PrismaClient: get_data")
-
             response: Any = None
             if token is not None or (table_name is not None and table_name == "key"):
                 # check if plain text or hash
@@ -885,6 +883,21 @@ class PrismaClient:
             )
             raise e
 
+    async def health_check(self):
+        """
+        Health check endpoint for the prisma client
+        """
+        sql_query = """
+            SELECT 1
+            FROM "LiteLLM_VerificationToken"
+            LIMIT 1
+            """
+
+        # Execute the raw query
+        # The asterisk before `user_id_list` unpacks the list into separate arguments
+        response = await self.db.query_raw(sql_query)
+        return response
+
 
 class DBClient:
     """