diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
index 5448fe7c77..ab55022f8c 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
@@ -4800,7 +4800,7 @@ class StandardLoggingPayloadSetup:
         """
         Extract additional header tags for spend tracking based on config.
         """
-        extra_headers: List[str] = litellm.extra_spend_tag_headers or []
+        extra_headers: List[str] = getattr(litellm, "extra_spend_tag_headers", None) or []
         if not extra_headers:
             return None