diff --git a/tests/samplers/test_logprobs.py b/tests/samplers/test_logprobs.py
index 40d054cd472b8..61720cccf50b4 100644
--- a/tests/samplers/test_logprobs.py
+++ b/tests/samplers/test_logprobs.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", ["half"])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("chunked_prefill_token_size", [1, 4, 16, -1])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("num_top_logprobs", [6])  # 32000 == vocab_size
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("detokenize", [True, False])
 def test_get_prompt_logprobs(
     hf_runner,
     vllm_runner,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ def test_get_prompt_logprobs(
     dtype,
     chunked_prefill_token_size: int,
     num_top_logprobs: int,
+    detokenize: bool,
     example_prompts,
 ):
     max_num_seqs = 256
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@ def test_get_prompt_logprobs(
     vllm_sampling_params = SamplingParams(max_tokens=max_tokens,
                                           logprobs=num_top_logprobs,
                                           prompt_logprobs=num_top_logprobs,
-                                          temperature=0.0)
+                                          temperature=0.0,
+                                          detokenize=detokenize)
     vllm_results = vllm_model.model.generate(
         example_prompts, sampling_params=vllm_sampling_params)
 
@@ -65,11 +68,16 @@ def test_get_prompt_logprobs(
             top_logprob = next(iter(top_logprobs.values()))
             output_string_from_most_likely_tokens.append(
                 top_logprob.decoded_token)
-        output_string_from_most_likely_tokens = "".join(
-            output_string_from_most_likely_tokens)
-        assert output_text == output_string_from_most_likely_tokens, (
-            "The output text from the top logprob for each token position "
-            "should be the same as the output text in the result.")
+
+        if detokenize:
+            output_string_from_most_likely_tokens = "".join(
+                output_string_from_most_likely_tokens)
+            assert output_text == output_string_from_most_likely_tokens, (
+                "The output text from the top logprob for each token position "
+                "should be the same as the output text in the result.")
+        else:
+            assert output_text == ''
+            assert output_string_from_most_likely_tokens == [None] * max_tokens
 
         # The first prompt logprob is always None
         assert result.prompt_logprobs[0] is None
@@ -98,9 +106,10 @@ def test_get_prompt_logprobs(
                                            hf_logprob[i][-1][token_id].item(),
                                            atol=1e-2,
                                            rtol=1e-2)
-                assert isinstance(sample_logprob.decoded_token, str), (
-                    "The token should be decoded by the time it is returned "
-                    " to the user.")
+                if detokenize:
+                    assert isinstance(sample_logprob.decoded_token, str), (
+                        "The token should be decoded by the time it is returned"
+                        " to the user.")
 
     # Test if prompt logprobs are correctly set.
     for vllm_result in vllm_results:
diff --git a/vllm/engine/output_processor/single_step.py b/vllm/engine/output_processor/single_step.py
index 44de1d7ec5607..cad44f476f06e 100644
--- a/vllm/engine/output_processor/single_step.py
+++ b/vllm/engine/output_processor/single_step.py
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ def process_prompt_logprob(self, seq_group: SequenceGroup,
         assert len(outputs) == 1, ("Single step should only has 1 output.")
         output = outputs[0]
         prompt_logprobs = output.prompt_logprobs
-        if (prompt_logprobs is not None
-                and seq_group.sampling_params.detokenize and self.detokenizer):
-            self.detokenizer.decode_prompt_logprobs_inplace(
-                seq_group, prompt_logprobs)
+        if prompt_logprobs is not None:
+            if seq_group.sampling_params.detokenize and self.detokenizer:
+                self.detokenizer.decode_prompt_logprobs_inplace(
+                    seq_group, prompt_logprobs)
             if not seq_group.prompt_logprobs:
                 # The first prompt token's logprob is None because it doesn't
                 # have tokens that are precedent.