diff --git a/google/genai/_api_client.py b/google/genai/_api_client.py
index b998139e5..8950b5276 100644
--- a/google/genai/_api_client.py
+++ b/google/genai/_api_client.py
@@ -1246,12 +1246,12 @@ def _build_request(
         )
     else:
       patched_http_options = self._http_options
-    # Skip adding project and locations when getting Vertex AI base models.
+    # Skip adding project and locations when getting Vertex AI base/publisher models.
     query_vertex_base_models = False
     if (
         self.vertexai
         and http_method == 'get'
-        and path.startswith('publishers/google/models')
+        and path.startswith('publishers/')
     ):
       query_vertex_base_models = True
     if (