diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 776d700962..549b0f2abc 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -2837,3 +2837,7 @@ missing_keys_html_form = """
     </body>
     </html>
     """
+
+
+def _to_ns(dt):
+    return int(dt.timestamp() * 1e9)