diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 36b59ea39..bcfc34489 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -1743,7 +1743,10 @@ async def startup_event():
 
     ### START BUDGET SCHEDULER ###
     scheduler = AsyncIOScheduler()
-    scheduler.add_job(reset_budget, "interval", seconds=10, args=[prisma_client])
+    interval = random.randint(
+        7, 14
+    )  # 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/tests/test_keys.py b/tests/test_keys.py
index 94e96769c..fb665fccf 100644
--- a/tests/test_keys.py
+++ b/tests/test_keys.py
@@ -355,9 +355,17 @@ async def test_key_with_budgets():
         print(f"hashed_token: {hashed_token}")
         key_info = await get_key_info(session=session, get_key=key, call_key=key)
         reset_at_init_value = key_info["info"]["budget_reset_at"]
-        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"]
+        reset_at_new_value = None
+        i = 0
+        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:
+                assert reset_at_init_value != reset_at_new_value
+                break
+            except:
+                i + 1
         assert reset_at_init_value != reset_at_new_value