diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
index f9be71c35..d1e1b1709 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
@@ -80,6 +80,25 @@ def is_llm_api_route(route: str) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
+def get_request_route(request: Request) -> str:
+    """
+    Helper to get the route from the request
+
+    remove base url from path if set e.g. `/genai/chat/completions` -> `/chat/completions
+    """
+    try:
+        if request.url.path.startswith(request.base_url.path):
+            # remove base_url from path
+            return request.url.path[len(request.base_url.path) - 1 :]
+        else:
+            return request.url.path
+    except Exception as e:
+        verbose_proxy_logger.warning(
+            f"error on get_request_route: {str(e)}, defaulting to request.url.path"
+        )
+        return request.url.path
+
+
 async def check_if_request_size_is_safe(request: Request) -> bool:
     """
     Enterprise Only:
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
index b8be22605..119249042 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_checks import (
 )
 from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_utils import (
     check_if_request_size_is_safe,
+    get_request_route,
     is_llm_api_route,
     route_in_additonal_public_routes,
 )
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ async def user_api_key_auth(
     )
 
     try:
-        route: str = request.url.path
+        route: str = get_request_route(request=request)
 
         ### LiteLLM Enterprise Security Checks
         # Check 1. Check if request size is under max_request_size_mb
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_routes.py b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_routes.py
index 03f112a5e..90fda07a1 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_routes.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_routes.py
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 
 import pytest
+from fastapi import Request
+from starlette.datastructures import URL, Headers, QueryParams
 
 import litellm
 from litellm.proxy._types import LiteLLMRoutes
-from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_utils import is_llm_api_route
+from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_utils import get_request_route, is_llm_api_route
 from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import app
 
 # Configure logging
@@ -98,3 +100,52 @@ def test_is_llm_api_route_similar_but_false(route: str):
 def test_anthropic_api_routes():
     # allow non proxy admins to call anthropic api routes
     assert is_llm_api_route(route="/v1/messages") is True
+
+
+def create_request(path: str, base_url: str = "http://testserver") -> Request:
+    return Request(
+        {
+            "type": "http",
+            "method": "GET",
+            "scheme": "http",
+            "server": ("testserver", 80),
+            "path": path,
+            "query_string": b"",
+            "headers": Headers().raw,
+            "client": ("testclient", 50000),
+            "root_path": URL(base_url).path,
+        }
+    )
+
+
+def test_get_request_route_with_base_url():
+    request = create_request(
+        path="/genai/chat/completions", base_url="http://testserver/genai"
+    )
+    result = get_request_route(request)
+    assert result == "/chat/completions"
+
+
+def test_get_request_route_without_base_url():
+    request = create_request("/chat/completions")
+    result = get_request_route(request)
+    assert result == "/chat/completions"
+
+
+def test_get_request_route_with_nested_path():
+    request = create_request(path="/embeddings", base_url="http://testserver/ishaan")
+    result = get_request_route(request)
+    assert result == "/embeddings"
+
+
+def test_get_request_route_with_query_params():
+    request = create_request(path="/genai/test", base_url="http://testserver/genai")
+    request.scope["query_string"] = b"param=value"
+    result = get_request_route(request)
+    assert result == "/test"
+
+
+def test_get_request_route_with_base_url_not_at_start():
+    request = create_request("/api/genai/test")
+    result = get_request_route(request)
+    assert result == "/api/genai/test"