diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/logging_worker.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/logging_worker.py
index e7a4732ee37..8b25e9d06fe 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/logging_worker.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/logging_worker.py
@@ -423,13 +423,11 @@ class LoggingWorker:
                 return
 
             extracted_tasks: Final = self._extract_tasks_from_queue()
-            runs: Final = [self._process_single_task(task) for task in extracted_tasks]
-            if new_task is not None:
-                try:
-                    self._queue.put_nowait(new_task)
-                except asyncio.QueueFull:
-                    self._track_dequeued(new_task)
-                    runs.append(self._process_single_task(new_task, counted=False))
+            uncounted: Final = None if new_task is None or self._requeue(new_task) else new_task
+            runs: Final = (
+                *(self._process_single_task(task) for task in extracted_tasks),
+                *(() if uncounted is None else (self._process_single_task(uncounted, counted=False),)),
+            )
             if runs:
                 await asyncio.gather(*runs)
         except Exception as e:
@@ -438,6 +436,17 @@ class LoggingWorker:
             # Always reset the flag even if an error occurs
             self._aggressive_clear_in_progress = False
 
+    def _requeue(self, task: LoggingTask) -> bool:
+        """Put a rejected task back on the queue once the clear made room; track it as dequeued otherwise."""
+        if self._queue is None:
+            return False
+        try:
+            self._queue.put_nowait(task)
+        except asyncio.QueueFull:
+            self._track_dequeued(task)
+            return False
+        return True
+
     async def _process_single_task(self, task: LoggingTask, *, counted: bool = True) -> None:
         """Process a single task; ``counted`` is False for a task the full queue never accepted."""
         if self._queue is None:
diff --git a/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_logging_worker.py b/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_logging_worker.py
index 2840f24934e..30ec851d54f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_logging_worker.py
+++ b/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_logging_worker.py
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ async def test_overflow_callback_does_not_undercount_the_unfinished_queue() -> N
     queue.task_done() it never contributed, otherwise flush() returns while a real callback is still
     running and the shutdown drain cancels it with budget to spare.
     """
-    worker = LoggingWorker(timeout=5.0, max_queue_size=2, concurrency=1)
-    gates = {name: asyncio.Event() for name in ("first", "second", "third")}
-    completed: list[str] = []
+    worker: Final = LoggingWorker(timeout=5.0, max_queue_size=2, concurrency=1)
+    gates: Final = {name: asyncio.Event() for name in ("first", "second", "third")}
+    completed: Final[list[str]] = []
 
     async def gated(name: str) -> None:
         await gates[name].wait()