diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index fa7e895fc0..16720f4363 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import random, appdirs
 from datetime import datetime
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import operator
+sys.path.append(os.getcwd())
 
 config_filename = "litellm.secrets"
 # Using appdirs to determine user-specific config path