diff --git a/litellm/tests/conftest.py b/litellm/tests/conftest.py
index 6b0df0f9a46..0e8b656abdf 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/conftest.py
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ def setup_and_teardown():
     import litellm
 
     importlib.reload(litellm)
+    import asyncio
+
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop_policy().new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
     print(litellm)
     # from litellm import Router, completion, aembedding, acompletion, embedding
     yield