diff --git a/litellm/proxy/hooks/parallel_request_limiter_v3.py b/litellm/proxy/hooks/parallel_request_limiter_v3.py
index 0a49d7f675..9f9b49dcb6 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/hooks/parallel_request_limiter_v3.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/hooks/parallel_request_limiter_v3.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.integrations.custom_logger import CustomLogger
 from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
 from litellm.types.llms.openai import BaseLiteLLMOpenAIResponseObject
+from fastapi import HTTPException
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from opentelemetry.trace import Span as _Span