diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
index c0fdd3090c..6a8a6cfdc1 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
@@ -1607,6 +1607,7 @@ class Logging:
                         )
                         == False
                     ):  # custom logger class
+
                         callback.log_failure_event(
                             start_time=start_time,
                             end_time=end_time,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 4665bbce7c..32b74be7c6 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -585,23 +585,24 @@ class ProxyLogging:
                     **request_data,
                 )
 
-            # log the custom exception
-            await litellm_logging_obj.async_failure_handler(
-                exception=original_exception,
-                traceback_exception=traceback.format_exc(),
-                start_time=time.time(),
-                end_time=time.time(),
-            )
+            if litellm_logging_obj is not None:
+                # log the custom exception
+                await litellm_logging_obj.async_failure_handler(
+                    exception=original_exception,
+                    traceback_exception=traceback.format_exc(),
+                    start_time=time.time(),
+                    end_time=time.time(),
+                )
 
-            threading.Thread(
-                target=litellm_logging_obj.failure_handler,
-                args=(
-                    original_exception,
-                    traceback.format_exc(),
-                    time.time(),
-                    time.time(),
-                ),
-            ).start()
+                threading.Thread(
+                    target=litellm_logging_obj.failure_handler,
+                    args=(
+                        original_exception,
+                        traceback.format_exc(),
+                        time.time(),
+                        time.time(),
+                    ),
+                ).start()
 
         for callback in litellm.callbacks:
             try:
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_reject_logging.py b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_reject_logging.py
index b1796abee6..865566d009 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_reject_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_reject_logging.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class testLogger(CustomLogger):
         self.reaches_async_failure_event = True
 
     def log_failure_event(self, kwargs, response_obj, start_time, end_time):
-        self.reaches_failure_event = True
+        self.reaches_sync_failure_event = True
 
 
 router = Router(
@@ -186,4 +186,5 @@ async def test_chat_completion_request_with_redaction(route, body):
     await asyncio.sleep(3)
 
     assert _test_logger.reaches_async_failure_event is True
+
     assert _test_logger.reaches_sync_failure_event is True