diff --git a/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py
index f5bca53183..b2fb3dd0f8 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from typing import List
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 
+from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.get_blog_posts import (
     BlogPost,
     BlogPostsResponse,
@@ -213,7 +214,10 @@ async def get_litellm_blog_posts():
     """
     try:
         posts_data = get_blog_posts()
-    except Exception:
+    except Exception as e:
+        verbose_logger.warning(
+            "LiteLLM: get_litellm_blog_posts endpoint fallback triggered: %s", str(e)
+        )
         posts_data = GetBlogPosts.load_local_blog_posts()
 
     posts = [BlogPost(**p) for p in posts_data[:5]]
diff --git a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_blog_posts_endpoint.py b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_blog_posts_endpoint.py
index 1c5db4d2cf..0f93f6f80c 100644
--- a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_blog_posts_endpoint.py
+++ b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_blog_posts_endpoint.py
@@ -77,3 +77,4 @@ def test_get_blog_posts_returns_local_backup_on_failure(client):
     # Should not 500 — returns local backup
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert "posts" in response.json()
+    assert len(response.json()["posts"]) > 0