diff --git a/litellm/integrations/gcs_pubsub/pub_sub.py b/litellm/integrations/gcs_pubsub/pub_sub.py
index 8acab9fbbd..e94c853f3f 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/gcs_pubsub/pub_sub.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/gcs_pubsub/pub_sub.py
@@ -200,3 +200,4 @@ class GcsPubSubLogger(CustomBatchLogger):
 
         except Exception as e:
             verbose_logger.error("Pub/Sub publish error: %s", str(e))
+            return None