diff --git a/Dockerfile.database b/Dockerfile.database
index 92859a61d..9e2d1637b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.database
+++ b/Dockerfile.database
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ RUN pip install *.whl /wheels/* --no-index --find-links=/wheels/ && rm -f *.whl
 # install semantic-cache [Experimental]- we need this here and not in requirements.txt because redisvl pins to pydantic 1.0 
 RUN pip install redisvl==0.0.7 --no-deps
 
-# ensure pyjwt is used, not jwt
-RUN pip uninstall jwt -y
-RUN pip uninstall PyJWT -y
-RUN pip install PyJWT --no-cache-dir
-
 # Build Admin UI
 RUN chmod +x build_admin_ui.sh && ./build_admin_ui.sh
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index fb1e4ecaa..22adb8e91 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -2652,6 +2652,12 @@ async def startup_event():
     ### START BUDGET SCHEDULER ###
     if prisma_client is not None:
         scheduler = AsyncIOScheduler()
+        verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
+            f"proxy_budget_rescheduler_max_time: {proxy_budget_rescheduler_max_time}"
+        )
+        verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
+            f"proxy_budget_rescheduler_min_time: {proxy_budget_rescheduler_min_time}"
+        )
         interval = random.randint(
             proxy_budget_rescheduler_min_time, proxy_budget_rescheduler_max_time
         )  # random interval, so multiple workers avoid resetting budget at the same time
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index b3b274b0a..e3d9d56de 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -1817,6 +1817,7 @@ async def reset_budget(prisma_client: PrismaClient):
 
     Updates db
     """
+    verbose_proxy_logger.debug("ENTERS RESET BUDGET")
     if prisma_client is not None:
         ### RESET KEY BUDGET ###
         now = datetime.utcnow()
@@ -1828,12 +1829,15 @@ async def reset_budget(prisma_client: PrismaClient):
         )
 
         ### RESET USER BUDGET ###
-        asyncio.create_task(
-            prisma_client.db.litellm_usertable.update_many(
+        verbose_proxy_logger.debug("STARTS RESETTING USER BUDGET")
+        try:
+            await prisma_client.db.litellm_usertable.update_many(
                 where={"budget_reset_at": {"lt": now}},
                 data={"spend": 0, "budget_reset_at": now},
             )
-        )
+        except Exception as e:
+            verbose_proxy_logger.debug(f"An exception occurs - {str(e)}")
+            raise e
 
 
 async def update_spend(