diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 9b91ab36dd..9f176c1949 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -6563,7 +6563,7 @@ def validate_environment(model: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
             if "VERTEXAI_PROJECT" in os.environ and "VERTEXAI_LOCATION" in os.environ:
                 keys_in_environment = True
             else:
-                missing_keys.extend(["VERTEXAI_PROJECT", "VERTEXAI_PROJECT"])
+                missing_keys.extend(["VERTEXAI_PROJECT", "VERTEXAI_LOCATION"])
         elif custom_llm_provider == "huggingface":
             if "HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY" in os.environ:
                 keys_in_environment = True