diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index 890cf5294..498290094 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import random
 from datetime import datetime
 import importlib
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import urllib.parse as urlparse
 
 sys.path.append(os.getcwd())
 
@@ -17,6 +18,15 @@ import shutil
 telemetry = None
 
 
+def append_query_params(url, params):
+    parsed_url = urlparse.urlparse(url)
+    parsed_query = urlparse.parse_qs(parsed_url.query)
+    parsed_query.update(params)
+    encoded_query = urlparse.urlencode(parsed_query, doseq=True)
+    modified_url = urlparse.urlunparse(parsed_url._replace(query=encoded_query))
+    return modified_url
+
+
 def run_ollama_serve():
     try:
         command = ["ollama", "serve"]
@@ -416,6 +426,12 @@ def run_server(
 
         if os.getenv("DATABASE_URL", None) is not None:
             try:
+                ### add connection pool + pool timeout args
+                params = {"connection_limit": 500, "pool_timeout": 60}
+                database_url = os.getenv("DATABASE_URL")
+                modified_url = append_query_params(database_url, params)
+                os.environ["DATABASE_URL"] = modified_url
+                ###
                 subprocess.run(["prisma"], capture_output=True)
                 is_prisma_runnable = True
             except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -522,6 +538,5 @@ def run_server(
             ).run()  # Run gunicorn
 
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     run_server()
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 5e016c46b..ca1c26f7c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -841,6 +841,10 @@ async def update_database(
             f"Enters prisma db call, response_cost: {response_cost}, token: {token}; user_id: {user_id}"
         )
 
+        ### [TODO] STEP 1: GET KEY + USER SPEND ### (key, user)
+
+        ### [TODO] STEP 2: UPDATE SPEND ### (key, user, spend logs)
+
         ### UPDATE USER SPEND ###
         async def _update_user_db():
             """
@@ -1922,7 +1926,7 @@ async def startup_event():
     ### START BUDGET SCHEDULER ###
     scheduler = AsyncIOScheduler()
     interval = random.randint(
-        7, 14
+        597, 605
     )  # random interval, so multiple workers avoid resetting budget at the same time
     scheduler.add_job(reset_budget, "interval", seconds=interval, args=[prisma_client])
     scheduler.start()
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 84b09d726..178403e44 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -391,13 +391,7 @@ class PrismaClient:
             # Now you can import the Prisma Client
             from prisma import Prisma  # type: ignore
 
-        self.db = Prisma(
-            http={
-                "limits": httpx.Limits(
-                    max_connections=1000, max_keepalive_connections=100
-                )
-            }
-        )  # Client to connect to Prisma db
+        self.db = Prisma()  # Client to connect to Prisma db
 
     def hash_token(self, token: str):
         # Hash the string using SHA-256
diff --git a/tests/test_keys.py b/tests/test_keys.py
index da7dc19b4..28ce02511 100644
--- a/tests/test_keys.py
+++ b/tests/test_keys.py
@@ -431,9 +431,9 @@ async def test_key_info_spend_values_image_generation():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_key_with_budgets():
     """
-    - Create key with budget and 5s duration
+    - Create key with budget and 5min duration
     - Get 'reset_at' value
-    - wait 5s
+    - wait 10min (budget reset runs every 10mins.)
     - Check if value updated
     """
     from litellm.proxy.utils import hash_token
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ async def test_key_with_budgets():
         reset_at_init_value = key_info["info"]["budget_reset_at"]
         reset_at_new_value = None
         i = 0
+        await asyncio.sleep(610)
         while i < 3:
-            await asyncio.sleep(30)
             key_info = await get_key_info(session=session, get_key=key, call_key=key)
             reset_at_new_value = key_info["info"]["budget_reset_at"]
             try:
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ async def test_key_with_budgets():
                 break
             except:
                 i + 1
+                await asyncio.sleep(5)
         assert reset_at_init_value != reset_at_new_value
 
 
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ async def test_key_crossing_budget():
 
         response = await chat_completion(session=session, key=key)
         print("response 1: ", response)
-        await asyncio.sleep(2)
+        await asyncio.sleep(10)
         try:
             response = await chat_completion(session=session, key=key)
             pytest.fail("Should have failed - Key crossed it's budget")
diff --git a/tests/test_spend_logs.py b/tests/test_spend_logs.py
index 6db0e301e..4d7ad175f 100644
--- a/tests/test_spend_logs.py
+++ b/tests/test_spend_logs.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ async def test_spend_logs():
         await get_spend_logs(session=session, request_id=response["id"])
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="High traffic load test, meant to be run locally")
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_spend_logs_high_traffic():
     """
@@ -155,9 +156,12 @@ async def test_spend_logs_high_traffic():
         successful_completions = [c for c in chat_completions if c is not None]
         print(f"Num successful completions: {len(successful_completions)}")
         await asyncio.sleep(10)
-        response = await get_spend_logs(session=session, api_key=key)
-        print(f"response: {response}")
-        print(f"len responses: {len(response)}")
-        assert len(response) == n
-        print(n, time.time() - start, len(response))
+        try:
+            response = await retry_request(get_spend_logs, session=session, api_key=key)
+            print(f"response: {response}")
+            print(f"len responses: {len(response)}")
+            assert len(response) == n
+            print(n, time.time() - start, len(response))
+        except:
+            print(n, time.time() - start, 0)
         raise Exception("it worked!")