diff --git a/litellm/router_strategy/base_routing_strategy.py b/litellm/router_strategy/base_routing_strategy.py
index 10969a809b..a39d17e386 100644
--- a/litellm/router_strategy/base_routing_strategy.py
+++ b/litellm/router_strategy/base_routing_strategy.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Base class across routing strategies to abstract commmon functions like batch in
 """
 
 import asyncio
+import threading
 from abc import ABC
 from typing import List, Optional, Set, Union
 
@@ -22,18 +23,20 @@ class BaseRoutingStrategy(ABC):
         self.dual_cache = dual_cache
         self.redis_increment_operation_queue: List[RedisPipelineIncrementOperation] = []
         if should_batch_redis_writes:
-            import threading
-
-            thread = threading.Thread(
-                target=asyncio.run,
-                args=(
-                    self.periodic_sync_in_memory_spend_with_redis(
-                        default_sync_interval=default_sync_interval
-                    ),
-                ),
-                daemon=True,
-            )
-            thread.start()
+            try:
+                # Try to get existing event loop
+                loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+                if loop.is_running():
+                    # If loop exists and is running, create task in existing loop
+                    loop.create_task(
+                        self.periodic_sync_in_memory_spend_with_redis(
+                            default_sync_interval=default_sync_interval
+                        )
+                    )
+                else:
+                    self._create_sync_thread(default_sync_interval)
+            except RuntimeError:  # No event loop in current thread
+                self._create_sync_thread(default_sync_interval)
 
         self.in_memory_keys_to_update: set[str] = (
             set()
@@ -172,3 +175,16 @@ class BaseRoutingStrategy(ABC):
             verbose_router_logger.exception(
                 f"Error syncing in-memory cache with Redis: {str(e)}"
             )
+
+    def _create_sync_thread(self, default_sync_interval):
+        """Helper method to create a new thread for periodic sync"""
+        thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=asyncio.run,
+            args=(
+                self.periodic_sync_in_memory_spend_with_redis(
+                    default_sync_interval=default_sync_interval
+                ),
+            ),
+            daemon=True,
+        )
+        thread.start()