diff --git a/litellm/health_check.py b/litellm/health_check.py
index 082de87dc..e814a8c60 100644
--- a/litellm/health_check.py
+++ b/litellm/health_check.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async def _perform_health_check(model_list: list):
         try:
             await litellm.aembedding(**model_params)
         except Exception as e:
-            print_verbose("\n\n Got Exception, ", e)
+            print_verbose(f"\n\n Got Exception, {e}")
             print_verbose(f"Health check failed for model {model_params['model']}. Error: {e}")
             return False
         return True
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ async def _perform_health_check(model_list: list):
         try:
             await litellm.acompletion(**model_params)
         except Exception as e:
-            print_verbose("\n\n Got Exception, ", e)
+            print_verbose(f"\n\n Got Exception, {e}")
             error_str = (str(e))
             if "This is not a chat model" in error_str or "The chatCompletion operation does not work with the specified model" in error_str:
                     return await _check_embedding_model(model_params)