diff --git a/litellm/proxy/health_check.py b/litellm/proxy/health_check.py
index f8e56c0599..24ace2e946 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/health_check.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/health_check.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async def _perform_health_check(model_list: list):
 
 
 
-async def perform_health_check(model_list: list, model: Optional[str] = None):
+async def perform_health_check(model_list: list, model: Optional[str] = None, cli_model: Optional[str] = None):
     """
     Perform a health check on the system.
 
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ async def perform_health_check(model_list: list, model: Optional[str] = None):
         (bool): True if the health check passes, False otherwise.
     """
     if not model_list:
-        return [], []
+        if cli_model:
+            model_list = [{"model_name": cli_model, "litellm_params": {"model": cli_model}}]
+        else:
+            return [], []
 
     if model is not None:
         model_list = [x for x in model_list if x["litellm_params"]["model"] == model]
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 13cdc2d02d..0ebd8242d3 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -1514,9 +1514,18 @@ async def health_endpoint(request: Request, model: Optional[str] = fastapi.Query
     ```
     else, the health checks will be run on models when /health is called.
     """
-    global health_check_results, use_background_health_checks
+    global health_check_results, use_background_health_checks, user_model
 
     if llm_model_list is None: 
+        # if no router set, check if user set a model using litellm --model ollama/llama2
+        if user_model is not None:
+            healthy_endpoints, unhealthy_endpoints = await perform_health_check(model_list=[], cli_model=user_model)
+            return {
+                "healthy_endpoints": healthy_endpoints,
+                "unhealthy_endpoints": unhealthy_endpoints,
+                "healthy_count": len(healthy_endpoints),
+                "unhealthy_count": len(unhealthy_endpoints),
+            }
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
             detail={"error": "Model list not initialized"},