diff --git a/litellm/proxy/example_config_yaml/simple_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/example_config_yaml/simple_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14b39a125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/proxy/example_config_yaml/simple_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+model_list:
+  - model_name: gpt-3.5-turbo
+    litellm_params:
+      model: gpt-3.5-turbo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py
index 805e2a860..858277dee 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py
@@ -164,4 +164,17 @@ def test_chat_completion_optional_params():
         pytest.fail("LiteLLM Proxy test failed. Exception", e)
 
 # Run the test
-test_chat_completion_optional_params()
+# test_chat_completion_optional_params()
+
+# Test Reading config.yaml file 
+from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import load_router_config
+
+def test_load_router_config():
+    try:
+        print("testing reading config")
+        result = load_router_config(router=None, config_file_path="../proxy/example_config_yaml/simple_config.yaml")
+        print(result)
+        assert len(result[1]) == 1
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.fail("Proxy: Got exception reading config", e)
+# test_load_router_config()