diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
index 778ae703b..d1bf53a6b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
@@ -10,17 +10,7 @@ model_list:
       api_key: os.environ/OPENAI_API_KEY
 
 
-litellm_settings:
-  default_team_settings: 
-    - team_id: team-1
-      success_callback: ["langfuse"]
-      langfuse_public_key: os.environ/LANGFUSE_PROJECT1_PUBLIC # Project 1
-      langfuse_secret: os.environ/LANGFUSE_PROJECT1_SECRET # Project 1
-    - team_id: team-2
-      success_callback: ["langfuse"]
-      langfuse_public_key: os.environ/LANGFUSE_PROJECT2_PUBLIC # Project 2
-      langfuse_secret: os.environ/LANGFUSE_PROJECT2_SECRET # Project 2
-
 general_settings:
   store_model_in_db: true
-  master_key: sk-1234
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+  master_key: sk-1234
+  alerting: ["slack"]
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diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 643e5e3a5..2fccbc74e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -360,22 +360,25 @@ class ProxyLogging:
             f"Budget Alerts: Percent left: {percent_left} for {user_info}"
         )
 
-        # check if crossed budget
-        if user_current_spend >= user_max_budget:
-            verbose_proxy_logger.debug("Budget Crossed for %s", user_info)
-            message = "Budget Crossed for" + user_info
-            await self.alerting_handler(
-                message=message,
-                level="High",
-            )
-            return
-
         ## PREVENTITIVE ALERTING ## - https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/2727
         # - Alert once within 28d period
         # - Cache this information
         # - Don't re-alert, if alert already sent
         _cache: DualCache = self.internal_usage_cache
 
+        # check if crossed budget
+        if user_current_spend >= user_max_budget:
+            verbose_proxy_logger.debug("Budget Crossed for %s", user_info)
+            message = "Budget Crossed for" + user_info
+            result = await _cache.async_get_cache(key=message)
+            if result is None:
+                await self.alerting_handler(
+                    message=message,
+                    level="High",
+                )
+                await _cache.async_set_cache(key=message, value="SENT", ttl=2419200)
+            return
+
         # check if 5% of max budget is left
         if percent_left <= 0.05:
             message = "5% budget left for" + user_info