diff --git a/litellm/integrations/mavvrik/__init__.py b/litellm/integrations/mavvrik/__init__.py
index 2074004012e..c98aebf22ec 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/mavvrik/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/mavvrik/__init__.py
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ class Service:
         if not data and not self._settings.has_env_vars:
             raise ValueError("Mavvrik not configured. Call POST /mavvrik/init first.")
 
+        self._settings._ensure_prisma_client()
+
         date_str = date_str or self._yesterday()
         effective_limit = limit or MAVVRIK_MAX_FETCHED_DATA_RECORDS
 
@@ -326,6 +328,8 @@ class Service:
         if not data and not self._settings.has_env_vars:
             raise ValueError("Mavvrik not configured. Call POST /mavvrik/init first.")
 
+        self._settings._ensure_prisma_client()
+
         date_str = date_str or self._yesterday()
         effective_limit = limit or MAVVRIK_MAX_FETCHED_DATA_RECORDS
 
diff --git a/litellm/integrations/mavvrik/exporter.py b/litellm/integrations/mavvrik/exporter.py
index 8a2117d11dd..bde7109a73f 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/mavvrik/exporter.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/mavvrik/exporter.py
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ Internal methods:
   _get_usage_data(date_str, limit) → DataFrame
   _to_csv(df, connection_id) → str
 
-DB not connected: all methods log a warning and return empty/None — never raise.
-The scheduler skips the date gracefully; user-triggered endpoints surface the
-missing-DB error through Settings._ensure_prisma_client() before reaching here.
+DB not connected:
+  _get_usage_data / _to_csv — log warning and return empty/None (scheduler path).
+  _stream_pages              — raises RuntimeError (propagates to Orchestrator try/except).
+  Service.export / dry_run   — call Settings._ensure_prisma_client() before reaching here,
+                               so they raise before the exporter is called.
 
 polars is an optional [proxy] dependency — imported lazily inside methods so
 SDK-only users are not affected when Logger is imported via custom_logger_registry.