diff --git a/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/common_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/common_utils.py
index 73d31745047..a8ab09b725a 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/common_utils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from typing import (
 from litellm.batches.batch_utils import batch_cost_is_final
 from litellm.constants import MAX_FILE_LIST_LIMIT
 from litellm.proxy._types import ProxyException
-from litellm.proxy.route_llm_request import ProxyModelNotFoundError
 from litellm.repositories.table_repositories import (
     ManagedFileRepository,
     ManagedObjectRepository,
@@ -364,6 +363,8 @@ def get_credentials_for_model(
     """
     from fastapi import HTTPException
 
+    from litellm.proxy.route_llm_request import ProxyModelNotFoundError
+
     if llm_router is None:
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=500,