diff --git a/litellm/rust_bridge/settings.py b/litellm/rust_bridge/settings.py
index 86450ffbb6b..3aa2d742862 100644
--- a/litellm/rust_bridge/settings.py
+++ b/litellm/rust_bridge/settings.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def warn(message: str) -> None:
 
 
 def secret_manager() -> SecretManager:
-    from litellm.secret_managers.main import _should_read_secret_from_secret_manager
+    from litellm.secret_managers.main import (
+        _should_read_secret_from_secret_manager,  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]  # canonical resolver is private
+    )
 
     return SecretManager(readable=_should_read_secret_from_secret_manager())