diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index fc79a4d359..309bd57760 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -402,13 +402,14 @@ def _allowed_routes_check(user_route: str, allowed_routes: list) -> bool:
     - user_route: str - the route the user is trying to call
     - allowed_routes: List[str|LiteLLMRoutes] - the list of allowed routes for the user.
     """
+    from starlette.routing import compile_path
 
     for allowed_route in allowed_routes:
-        if (
-            allowed_route in LiteLLMRoutes.__members__
-            and user_route in LiteLLMRoutes[allowed_route].value
-        ):
-            return True
+        if allowed_route in LiteLLMRoutes.__members__:
+            for template in LiteLLMRoutes[allowed_route].value:
+                regex, _, _ = compile_path(template)
+                if regex.match(user_route):
+                    return True
         elif allowed_route == user_route:
             return True
     return False