diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
index aa2a6ee1a75..38619112ccc 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/server.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ except ImportError as e:
 
 # Global variables to track initialization
 _SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED = False
+_INITIALIZATION_LOCK = asyncio.Lock()
 
 if MCP_AVAILABLE:
     from mcp.server import Server
@@ -113,21 +114,23 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
         """Initialize the session managers. Can be called from main app lifespan."""
         global _SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED, _session_manager_cm, _sse_session_manager_cm
 
-        if _SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED:
-            return
+        # Use async lock to prevent concurrent initialization
+        async with _INITIALIZATION_LOCK:
+            if _SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED:
+                return
 
-        verbose_logger.info("Initializing MCP session managers...")
+            verbose_logger.info("Initializing MCP session managers...")
 
-        # Start the session managers with context managers
-        _session_manager_cm = session_manager.run()
-        _sse_session_manager_cm = sse_session_manager.run()
+            # Start the session managers with context managers
+            _session_manager_cm = session_manager.run()
+            _sse_session_manager_cm = sse_session_manager.run()
 
-        # Enter the context managers
-        await _session_manager_cm.__aenter__()
-        await _sse_session_manager_cm.__aenter__()
+            # Enter the context managers
+            await _session_manager_cm.__aenter__()
+            await _sse_session_manager_cm.__aenter__()
 
-        _SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED = True
-        verbose_logger.info("MCP Server started with StreamableHTTP and SSE session managers!")
+            _SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED = True
+            verbose_logger.info("MCP Server started with StreamableHTTP and SSE session managers!")
 
     async def shutdown_session_managers():
         """Shutdown the session managers."""
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_server.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_server.py
index d67e22b6d3b..42c64c15814 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_server.py
@@ -275,3 +275,70 @@ async def test_mcp_server_tool_call_body_with_none_arguments():
     body = captured_data["proxy_server_request"]["body"]
     assert body["name"] == tool_name
     assert body["arguments"] == tool_arguments  # Should be None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_concurrent_initialize_session_managers():
+    """Test that concurrent calls to initialize_session_managers don't cause race conditions."""
+    try:
+        from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.server import (
+            initialize_session_managers,
+            _SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED,
+            _INITIALIZATION_LOCK,
+        )
+    except ImportError:
+        pytest.skip("MCP server not available")
+    
+    # Import the module to reset state
+    import litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.server as mcp_server
+    
+    # Reset state before test
+    original_initialized = mcp_server._SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED
+    original_session_cm = mcp_server._session_manager_cm
+    original_sse_session_cm = mcp_server._sse_session_manager_cm
+    
+    try:
+        mcp_server._SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED = False
+        mcp_server._session_manager_cm = None
+        mcp_server._sse_session_manager_cm = None
+        
+        # Mock the session managers to avoid actual MCP initialization
+        with patch('litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.server.session_manager') as mock_session_manager, \
+             patch('litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.server.sse_session_manager') as mock_sse_session_manager, \
+             patch('litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.server.verbose_logger'):
+            
+            # Mock the run() method to return a mock context manager
+            mock_cm = AsyncMock()
+            mock_cm.__aenter__ = AsyncMock()
+            mock_cm.__aexit__ = AsyncMock()
+            
+            mock_session_manager.run.return_value = mock_cm
+            mock_sse_session_manager.run.return_value = mock_cm
+            
+            # Create multiple concurrent tasks that call initialize_session_managers
+            async def init_task():
+                await initialize_session_managers()
+                return "success"
+            
+            # Run 10 concurrent initialization attempts
+            tasks = [init_task() for _ in range(10)]
+            results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+            
+            # All tasks should complete successfully (no exceptions)
+            assert all(result == "success" for result in results), f"Some tasks failed: {results}"
+            
+            # session_manager.run() should only be called once due to the lock
+            assert mock_session_manager.run.call_count == 1, f"Expected 1 call to session_manager.run(), got {mock_session_manager.run.call_count}"
+            assert mock_sse_session_manager.run.call_count == 1, f"Expected 1 call to sse_session_manager.run(), got {mock_sse_session_manager.run.call_count}"
+            
+            # The context managers should only be entered once each
+            assert mock_cm.__aenter__.call_count == 2, f"Expected 2 calls to __aenter__ (one for each session manager), got {mock_cm.__aenter__.call_count}"
+            
+            # State should be properly set
+            assert mcp_server._SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED is True
+            
+    finally:
+        # Restore original state
+        mcp_server._SESSION_MANAGERS_INITIALIZED = original_initialized
+        mcp_server._session_manager_cm = original_session_cm
+        mcp_server._sse_session_manager_cm = original_sse_session_cm