diff --git a/litellm/integrations/rubrik.py b/litellm/integrations/rubrik.py
index a988c0b3604..48cf165ab3a 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/rubrik.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/rubrik.py
@@ -121,7 +121,13 @@ class RubrikLogger(CustomGuardrail, CustomBatchLogger):
         if self.key:
             self._headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {self.key}"
 
-        asyncio.create_task(self.periodic_flush())
+        try:
+            asyncio.create_task(self.periodic_flush())
+        except RuntimeError:
+            verbose_logger.debug(
+                "Rubrik: no running event loop at init time; "
+                "periodic_flush will not run automatically."
+            )
 
     async def aclose(self):
         """Close the dedicated tool blocking HTTP client."""
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_rubrik.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_rubrik.py
index c2fe643a578..3a526fed270 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_rubrik.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_rubrik.py
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ class TestInitialization:
 
     def test_init_with_constructor_params(self):
         with patch("asyncio.create_task", Mock()):
-            handler = RubrikLogger(
-                api_key="ctor-key", api_base="http://ctor-host:9090"
-            )
+            handler = RubrikLogger(api_key="ctor-key", api_base="http://ctor-host:9090")
             assert handler.key == "ctor-key"
             assert (
                 handler.tool_blocking_endpoint
@@ -148,14 +146,23 @@ class TestInitialization:
             ):
                 assert RubrikLogger().batch_size == 256
 
+    def test_init_outside_event_loop_does_not_raise(self):
+        """Instantiation without a running event loop must not raise RuntimeError."""
+        with patch.dict(
+            os.environ,
+            {"RUBRIK_WEBHOOK_URL": "http://localhost:8080", "RUBRIK_API_KEY": "k"},
+        ):
+            # Do NOT patch asyncio.create_task — the real call should be
+            # guarded and fall back gracefully when there is no event loop.
+            handler = RubrikLogger()
+            assert handler.tool_blocking_endpoint.startswith("http://localhost:8080")
+
     def test_headers_with_api_key(self, handler):
         assert handler._headers["Authorization"] == "Bearer test-api-key"
         assert handler._headers["Content-Type"] == "application/json"
 
     def test_headers_without_api_key(self):
-        with patch.dict(
-            os.environ, {"RUBRIK_WEBHOOK_URL": "http://host"}, clear=True
-        ):
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"RUBRIK_WEBHOOK_URL": "http://host"}, clear=True):
             with patch("asyncio.create_task", Mock()):
                 h = RubrikLogger()
                 assert "Authorization" not in h._headers
@@ -352,9 +359,7 @@ def _echo_service():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 class TestApplyGuardrail:
     async def test_skips_requests(self, handler):
-        inputs = make_inputs_with_tools(
-            [make_tool_call_dict("call_1", "test_tool")]
-        )
+        inputs = make_inputs_with_tools([make_tool_call_dict("call_1", "test_tool")])
         result = await handler.apply_guardrail(
             inputs=inputs, request_data={}, input_type="request"
         )
@@ -465,9 +470,7 @@ class TestApplyGuardrail:
 
     async def test_blocking_service_payload_format(self, handler):
         tc1 = make_tool_call_dict("call_1", "get_weather", '{"location": "SF"}')
-        tc2 = make_tool_call_dict(
-            "call_2", "send_email", '{"to": "user@example.com"}'
-        )
+        tc2 = make_tool_call_dict("call_2", "send_email", '{"to": "user@example.com"}')
         inputs = make_inputs_with_tools([tc1, tc2])
 
         captured_payload: Dict[str, Any] = {}
@@ -606,9 +609,7 @@ class TestApplyGuardrailAnthropicFormat:
         inputs = make_inputs_with_tools([tc])
 
         mock_client = AsyncMock()
-        mock_client.post = AsyncMock(
-            side_effect=httpx.TimeoutException("Timeout")
-        )
+        mock_client.post = AsyncMock(side_effect=httpx.TimeoutException("Timeout"))
         handler.tool_blocking_client = mock_client
 
         result = await handler.apply_guardrail(
@@ -729,5 +730,7 @@ class TestResolveModel:
 
         response = Mock()
         response.model = ""
-        result = RubrikLogger._resolve_model({"response": response}, {"model": "fallback"})
+        result = RubrikLogger._resolve_model(
+            {"response": response}, {"model": "fallback"}
+        )
         assert result == "unknown"