diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_router_init.py b/litellm/tests/test_router_init.py
index bd70a33d1..3208b70b0 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_router_init.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_router_init.py
@@ -200,3 +200,43 @@ def test_stream_timeouts_router():
 
 
 # test_stream_timeouts_router()
+
+
+def test_xinference_embedding():
+    # [Test Init Xinference] this tests if we init xinference on the router correctly
+    # [Test Exception Mapping] tests that xinference is an openai comptiable provider
+    print("Testing init xinference")
+    print(
+        "this tests if we create an OpenAI client for Xinference, with the correct API BASE"
+    )
+
+    model_list = [
+        {
+            "model_name": "xinference",
+            "litellm_params": {
+                "model": "xinference/bge-base-en",
+                "api_base": "os.environ/XINFERENCE_API_BASE",
+            },
+        }
+    ]
+
+    router = Router(model_list=model_list)
+
+    print(router.model_list)
+    print(router.model_list[0])
+
+    assert (
+        router.model_list[0]["litellm_params"]["api_base"] == "http://0.0.0.0:9997"
+    )  # set in env
+
+    openai_client = router._get_client(
+        deployment=router.model_list[0],
+        kwargs={"input": ["hello"], "model": "xinference"},
+    )
+
+    assert openai_client._base_url == "http://0.0.0.0:9997"
+    assert "xinference" in litellm.openai_compatible_providers
+    print("passed")
+
+
+# test_xinference_embedding()