diff --git a/litellm/proxy/db/log_db_metrics.py b/litellm/proxy/db/log_db_metrics.py
index cead4dc681f..b9b443c6dba 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/db/log_db_metrics.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/db/log_db_metrics.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Handles logging DB success/failure to ServiceLogger()
 ServiceLogger() then sends DB logs to Prometheus, OTEL, Datadog etc
 """
 
+import asyncio
 from datetime import datetime
 from functools import wraps
 from typing import Callable, Dict, Tuple
@@ -44,18 +45,20 @@ def log_db_metrics(func):
             from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import proxy_logging_obj
 
             if "PROXY" not in func.__name__:
-                await proxy_logging_obj.service_logging_obj.async_service_success_hook(
-                    service=ServiceTypes.DB,
-                    call_type=func.__name__,
-                    parent_otel_span=kwargs.get("parent_otel_span", None),
-                    duration=(end_time - start_time).total_seconds(),
-                    start_time=start_time,
-                    end_time=end_time,
-                    event_metadata={
-                        "function_name": func.__name__,
-                        "function_kwargs": kwargs,
-                        "function_args": args,
-                    },
+                asyncio.create_task(
+                    proxy_logging_obj.service_logging_obj.async_service_success_hook(
+                        service=ServiceTypes.DB,
+                        call_type=func.__name__,
+                        parent_otel_span=kwargs.get("parent_otel_span", None),
+                        duration=(end_time - start_time).total_seconds(),
+                        start_time=start_time,
+                        end_time=end_time,
+                        event_metadata={
+                            "function_name": func.__name__,
+                            "function_kwargs": kwargs,
+                            "function_args": args,
+                        },
+                    )
                 )
             elif (
                 # in litellm custom callbacks kwargs is passed as arg[0]
@@ -70,14 +73,17 @@ def log_db_metrics(func):
                 )
                 if parent_otel_span is not None:
                     metadata = get_litellm_metadata_from_kwargs(kwargs=passed_kwargs)
-                    await proxy_logging_obj.service_logging_obj.async_service_success_hook(
-                        service=ServiceTypes.BATCH_WRITE_TO_DB,
-                        call_type=func.__name__,
-                        parent_otel_span=parent_otel_span,
-                        duration=0.0,
-                        start_time=start_time,
-                        end_time=end_time,
-                        event_metadata=metadata,
+
+                    asyncio.create_task(
+                        proxy_logging_obj.service_logging_obj.async_service_success_hook(
+                            service=ServiceTypes.BATCH_WRITE_TO_DB,
+                            call_type=func.__name__,
+                            parent_otel_span=parent_otel_span,
+                            duration=0.0,
+                            start_time=start_time,
+                            end_time=end_time,
+                            event_metadata=metadata,
+                        )
                     )
             # end of logging to otel
             return result