diff --git a/litellm/integrations/braintrust_logging.py b/litellm/integrations/braintrust_logging.py
index 5128fcc49..b08cea54e 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/braintrust_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/braintrust_logging.py
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 import litellm
 from litellm import verbose_logger
 from litellm.integrations.custom_logger import CustomLogger
-from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler, HTTPHandler
+from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import (
+    AsyncHTTPHandler,
+    HTTPHandler,
+    get_async_httpx_client,
+    httpxSpecialProvider,
+)
 from litellm.utils import get_formatted_prompt
 
-global_braintrust_http_handler = AsyncHTTPHandler()
+global_braintrust_http_handler = get_async_httpx_client(
+    llm_provider=httpxSpecialProvider.LoggingCallback
+)
 global_braintrust_sync_http_handler = HTTPHandler()
 API_BASE = "https://api.braintrustdata.com/v1"
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/aporia_ai.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/aporia_ai.py
index c16c0543d..23ac33927 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/aporia_ai.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/aporia_ai.py
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ from litellm.integrations.custom_guardrail import CustomGuardrail
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.logging_utils import (
     convert_litellm_response_object_to_str,
 )
-from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler
+from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import (
+    AsyncHTTPHandler,
+    get_async_httpx_client,
+    httpxSpecialProvider,
+)
 from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
 from litellm.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_helpers import should_proceed_based_on_metadata
 from litellm.types.guardrails import GuardrailEventHooks
@@ -44,8 +48,8 @@ class AporiaGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
     def __init__(
         self, api_key: Optional[str] = None, api_base: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs
     ):
-        self.async_handler = AsyncHTTPHandler(
-            timeout=httpx.Timeout(timeout=600.0, connect=5.0)
+        self.async_handler = get_async_httpx_client(
+            llm_provider=httpxSpecialProvider.GuardrailCallback
         )
         self.aporia_api_key = api_key or os.environ["APORIO_API_KEY"]
         self.aporia_api_base = api_base or os.environ["APORIO_API_BASE"]
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai.py
index 5aebbcf3e..99b56daa8 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai.py
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ from fastapi import HTTPException
 import litellm
 from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.integrations.custom_guardrail import CustomGuardrail
-from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler
+from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import (
+    AsyncHTTPHandler,
+    get_async_httpx_client,
+    httpxSpecialProvider,
+)
 from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
 from litellm.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_helpers import should_proceed_based_on_metadata
 from litellm.secret_managers.main import get_secret
@@ -50,8 +54,8 @@ class lakeraAI_Moderation(CustomGuardrail):
         api_key: Optional[str] = None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        self.async_handler = AsyncHTTPHandler(
-            timeout=httpx.Timeout(timeout=600.0, connect=5.0)
+        self.async_handler = get_async_httpx_client(
+            llm_provider=httpxSpecialProvider.GuardrailCallback
         )
         self.lakera_api_key = api_key or os.environ["LAKERA_API_KEY"]
         self.moderation_check = moderation_check