diff --git a/litellm/caching.py b/litellm/caching.py
index b6921bac897..68f5d98ef97 100644
--- a/litellm/caching.py
+++ b/litellm/caching.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class InMemoryCache(BaseCache):
         max_size_in_memory: Optional[int] = 200,
         default_ttl: Optional[
             int
-        ] = 300,  # default ttl is 5 minutes. At maximum litellm rate limiting logic requires objects to be in memory for 1 minute
+        ] = 600,  # default ttl is 10 minutes. At maximum litellm rate limiting logic requires objects to be in memory for 1 minute
     ):
         """
         max_size_in_memory [int]: Maximum number of items in cache. done to prevent memory leaks. Use 200 items as a default
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class InMemoryCache(BaseCache):
         self.max_size_in_memory = (
             max_size_in_memory or 200
         )  # set an upper bound of 200 items in-memory
-        self.default_ttl = default_ttl or 300
+        self.default_ttl = default_ttl or 600
 
         # in-memory cache
         self.cache_dict: dict = {}