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+import asyncio
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+sys.path.insert(
+    0, os.path.abspath("../../..")
+)  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+
+import pytest
+from prisma.errors import ClientNotConnectedError, HTTPClientClosedError, PrismaError
+
+from litellm.proxy._types import ProxyErrorTypes, ProxyException
+from litellm.proxy.health_endpoints._health_endpoints import (
+    _db_health_readiness_check,
+    db_health_cache,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "prisma_error",
+    [
+        PrismaError(),
+        ClientNotConnectedError(),
+        HTTPClientClosedError(),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_db_health_readiness_check_with_prisma_error(prisma_error):
+    """
+    Test that when prisma_client.health_check() raises a PrismaError and
+    allow_requests_on_db_unavailable is True, the function should not raise an error
+    and return the cached health status.
+    """
+    # Mock the prisma client
+    mock_prisma_client = MagicMock()
+    mock_prisma_client.health_check.side_effect = prisma_error
+
+    # Reset the health cache to a known state
+    global db_health_cache
+    db_health_cache = {
+        "status": "unknown",
+        "last_updated": datetime.now() - timedelta(minutes=5),
+    }
+
+    # Patch the imports and general_settings
+    with patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.prisma_client", mock_prisma_client), patch(
+        "litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings",
+        {"allow_requests_on_db_unavailable": True},
+    ):
+
+        # Call the function
+        result = await _db_health_readiness_check()
+
+        # Verify that the function called health_check
+        mock_prisma_client.health_check.assert_called_once()
+
+        # Verify that the function returned the cache
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result["status"] == "unknown"  # Should retain the status from the cache
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "prisma_error",
+    [
+        PrismaError(),
+        ClientNotConnectedError(),
+        HTTPClientClosedError(),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_db_health_readiness_check_with_error_and_flag_off(prisma_error):
+    """
+    Test that when prisma_client.health_check() raises a DB error but
+    allow_requests_on_db_unavailable is False, the exception should be raised.
+    """
+    # Mock the prisma client
+    mock_prisma_client = MagicMock()
+    mock_prisma_client.health_check.side_effect = prisma_error
+
+    # Reset the health cache
+    global db_health_cache
+    db_health_cache = {
+        "status": "unknown",
+        "last_updated": datetime.now() - timedelta(minutes=5),
+    }
+
+    # Patch the imports and general_settings where the flag is False
+    with patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.prisma_client", mock_prisma_client), patch(
+        "litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings",
+        {"allow_requests_on_db_unavailable": False},
+    ):
+
+        # The function should raise the exception
+        with pytest.raises(Exception) as excinfo:
+            await _db_health_readiness_check()
+
+        # Verify that the raised exception is the same
+        assert excinfo.value == prisma_error