diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 0881810283..80f19986b6 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -925,6 +925,8 @@ async def embeddings(request: Request, user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth = Depen
         router_model_names = [m["model_name"] for m in llm_model_list] if llm_model_list is not None else []
         if llm_router is not None and data["model"] in router_model_names: # model in router model list 
             response = await llm_router.aembedding(**data)
+        elif llm_router is not None and data["model"] in llm_router.deployment_names: # model in router deployments, calling a specific deployment on the router
+            response = await llm_router.aembedding(**data)
         else:
             response = await litellm.aembedding(**data)
         background_tasks.add_task(log_input_output, request, response) # background task for logging to OTEL