diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index 8133e3517..bd657e686 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ async def acompletion(
             or custom_llm_provider == "predibase"
             or custom_llm_provider == "bedrock"
             or custom_llm_provider == "databricks"
+            or custom_llm_provider == "clarifai"
             or custom_llm_provider in litellm.openai_compatible_providers
         ):  # currently implemented aiohttp calls for just azure, openai, hf, ollama, vertex ai soon all.
             init_response = await loop.run_in_executor(None, func_with_context)