diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
index 54c79fc696..25b5211464 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ class MCPServerManager:
             verbose_logger.debug(
                 f"Adding server to registry: {server.server_id} ({server.server_name})"
             )
-            self.add_update_server(server)
+            await self.add_update_server(server)
 
         verbose_logger.debug(
             f"Registry now contains {len(self.get_registry())} servers"
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@ class MCPServerManager:
                 server.status = "unhealthy"
                 ## try adding server to registry to get error
                 try:
-                    self.add_update_server(server)
+                    await self.add_update_server(server)
                 except Exception as e:
                     server.health_check_error = str(e)
                 server.health_check_error = "Server is not in in memory registry yet. This could be a temporary sync issue."