diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
index 5462257c9b7..e88074f0568 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/litellm_logging.py
@@ -4106,7 +4106,16 @@ class StandardLoggingPayloadSetup:
         from litellm.proxy.spend_tracking.cold_storage_handler import ColdStorageHandler
 
         # Only generate object key if cold storage is configured
-        configured_cold_storage_logger = ColdStorageHandler._get_configured_cold_storage_custom_logger()
+        try:
+            configured_cold_storage_logger = (
+                ColdStorageHandler._get_configured_cold_storage_custom_logger()
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            verbose_logger.debug(
+                f"Cold storage custom logger unavailable: {e}"
+            )
+            return None
+
         if configured_cold_storage_logger is None:
             return None
             
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/cold_storage_handler.py b/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/cold_storage_handler.py
index 21e785425ad..b3ab7b6224c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/cold_storage_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/cold_storage_handler.py
@@ -64,10 +64,31 @@ class ColdStorageHandler:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_configured_cold_storage_custom_logger() -> Optional[_custom_logger_compatible_callbacks_literal]:
-        from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import general_settings
-        cold_storage_custom_logger: Optional[str] = general_settings.get("cold_storage_custom_logger")
-        if not cold_storage_custom_logger:
-            verbose_proxy_logger.debug("No cold storage custom logger found in general settings")
+        """Return the configured cold storage custom logger.
+
+        During interpreter shutdown importing ``proxy_server`` can raise a
+        ``RuntimeError`` (e.g. "can't register atexit after shutdown").
+        In these scenarios we gracefully return ``None`` instead of bubbling
+        the exception up the call stack.
+        """
+
+        try:
+            from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import general_settings
+        except Exception as e:
+            verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
+                f"Unable to import proxy_server for cold storage logging: {e}"
+            )
             return None
-        
-        return cast(_custom_logger_compatible_callbacks_literal, cold_storage_custom_logger)
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+
+        cold_storage_custom_logger: Optional[str] = general_settings.get(
+            "cold_storage_custom_logger"
+        )
+        if not cold_storage_custom_logger:
+            verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
+                "No cold storage custom logger found in general settings"
+            )
+            return None
+
+        return cast(
+            _custom_logger_compatible_callbacks_literal, cold_storage_custom_logger
+        )
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diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py
index 317491d3172..84edbb3ac5c 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_litellm_logging.py
@@ -464,3 +464,30 @@ async def test_e2e_generate_cold_storage_object_key_not_configured():
         
         # Verify the result is None when cold storage is not configured
         assert result is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_e2e_generate_cold_storage_object_key_runtime_error_handled():
+    """Ensure runtime errors while loading cold storage logger are ignored."""
+    from datetime import datetime, timezone
+    from unittest.mock import patch
+
+    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import StandardLoggingPayloadSetup
+
+    start_time = datetime(2025, 1, 15, 10, 30, 45, 123456, timezone.utc)
+    response_id = "chatcmpl-test-runtime"
+    team_alias = "team"
+
+    with patch(
+        "litellm.proxy.spend_tracking.cold_storage_handler.ColdStorageHandler._get_configured_cold_storage_custom_logger",
+        side_effect=RuntimeError("can't register atexit after shutdown"),
+    ):
+        result = StandardLoggingPayloadSetup._generate_cold_storage_object_key(
+            start_time=start_time,
+            response_id=response_id,
+            team_alias=team_alias,
+        )
+
+    # When an exception occurs retrieving the cold storage logger, the
+    # function should return None instead of raising.
+    assert result is None