diff --git a/tests/llm_responses_api_testing/conftest.py b/tests/llm_responses_api_testing/conftest.py
index b3561d8a626..197dce9a020 100644
--- a/tests/llm_responses_api_testing/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/llm_responses_api_testing/conftest.py
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ sys.path.insert(
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
 import litellm
 
+import asyncio
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def event_loop():
+    try:
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    yield loop
+    loop.close()
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
 def setup_and_teardown():
diff --git a/tests/llm_translation/conftest.py b/tests/llm_translation/conftest.py
index 38262eb590d..dcb6f5e6cfa 100644
--- a/tests/llm_translation/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/llm_translation/conftest.py
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ sys.path.insert(
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
 import litellm
 
+import asyncio
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def event_loop():
-    """Create an instance of the default event loop for each test session."""
-    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop_policy().new_event_loop()
+    try:
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
     yield loop
     loop.close()
 
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/conftest.py b/tests/local_testing/conftest.py
index b3561d8a626..dbc6efa1b6c 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/conftest.py
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ sys.path.insert(
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
 import litellm
 
+import asyncio
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def event_loop():
+    try:
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    yield loop
+    loop.close()
+
+
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
 def setup_and_teardown():
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/conftest.py b/tests/test_litellm/conftest.py
index a88148f9d11..ac8a00d850c 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/conftest.py
@@ -9,9 +9,23 @@ import pytest
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+import asyncio
+
 import litellm
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def event_loop():
+    try:
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    yield loop
+    loop.close()
+
+
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
 def setup_and_teardown():
     """