diff --git a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai_and_google_ai_studio/gemini/vertex_and_google_ai_studio_gemini.py b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai_and_google_ai_studio/gemini/vertex_and_google_ai_studio_gemini.py
index 669167c17..000512d94 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai_and_google_ai_studio/gemini/vertex_and_google_ai_studio_gemini.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai_and_google_ai_studio/gemini/vertex_and_google_ai_studio_gemini.py
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ import litellm.litellm_core_utils
 import litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging
 from litellm import verbose_logger
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.core_helpers import map_finish_reason
-from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler, HTTPHandler
+from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import (
+    AsyncHTTPHandler,
+    HTTPHandler,
+    _get_async_httpx_client,
+)
 from litellm.llms.prompt_templates.factory import (
     convert_url_to_base64,
     response_schema_prompt,
@@ -1286,13 +1290,11 @@ class VertexLLM(BaseLLM):
     ) -> Union[ModelResponse, CustomStreamWrapper]:
 
         request_body = await async_transform_request_body(**data)  # type: ignore
+        _async_client_params = {}
+        if timeout:
+            _async_client_params["timeout"] = timeout
         if client is None or not isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandler):
-            _params = {}
-            if timeout is not None:
-                if isinstance(timeout, float) or isinstance(timeout, int):
-                    timeout = httpx.Timeout(timeout)
-                _params["timeout"] = timeout
-            client = AsyncHTTPHandler(**_params)  # type: ignore
+            client = _get_async_httpx_client(params=_async_client_params)
         else:
             client = client  # type: ignore
         ## LOGGING
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
index ad7fbd384..defde3772 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
@@ -1,37 +1,16 @@
 model_list:
-  - model_name: openai/*
+  - model_name: gemini-vision
     litellm_params:
-      model: openai/*
-      api_key: os.environ/OPENAI_API_KEY
-    model_info:
-      id: "good-openai"
-  - model_name: openai/*
+      model: vertex_ai/gemini-1.0-pro-vision-001
+      api_base: https://exampleopenaiendpoint-production.up.railway.app/v1/projects/adroit-crow-413218/locations/us-central1/publishers/google/models/gemini-1.0-pro-vision-001
+      vertex_project: "adroit-crow-413218"
+      vertex_location: "us-central1"
+      vertex_credentials: "/Users/ishaanjaffer/Downloads/adroit-crow-413218-a956eef1a2a8.json"
+  - model_name: fake-openai-endpoint
     litellm_params:
-      model: openai/*
-      api_key: os.environ/non-exsitent-env-var
-      tags: ["bad-model"]
-    model_info:
-      id: "test-openai"
-
-
-
-litellm_settings:
-  callbacks: ["otel"]
-
-callback_settings:
-  otel:
-    message_logging: False
-
-router_settings:
- enable_tag_filtering: True # 👈 Key Chang
-
+      model: openai/fake
+      api_key: fake-key
+      api_base: https://exampleopenaiendpoint-production.up.railway.app/
 
 general_settings: 
  master_key: sk-1234 
- alerting: ["slack"]
- spend_report_frequency: "1d"
-
-
-litellm_settings:
-  success_callback: ["prometheus"]
-  failure_callback: ["prometheus"]
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