diff --git a/litellm/proxy/db/spend_counter_reseed.py b/litellm/proxy/db/spend_counter_reseed.py
index e35b1c8c82b..c6060a47f84 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/db/spend_counter_reseed.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/db/spend_counter_reseed.py
@@ -245,7 +245,16 @@ class SpendCounterReseed:
                         value=current_value,
                     )
                 else:
-                    await spend_counter_cache.async_increment_cache(key=counter_key, value=db_spend, refresh_ttl=True)
+                    # Repair/reservations can populate the counter during the DB read.
+                    # Seed a floor without adding the database balance again.
+                    # No await between read/compare/write: atomic within this worker.
+                    cached = spend_counter_cache.in_memory_cache.get_cache(key=counter_key)
+                    current_value = float(db_spend)
+                    if cached is not None:
+                        current_value = max(current_value, float(cached))
+                    spend_counter_cache.in_memory_cache.set_cache(
+                        key=counter_key, value=current_value
+                    )
             except Exception:
                 verbose_proxy_logger.exception(
                     "SpendCounterReseed.coalesced: failed to warm counter %s",
@@ -438,11 +447,20 @@ class SpendCounterReseed:
                         value=current_value,
                     )
                 else:
-                    await spend_counter_cache.async_increment_cache(key=counter_key, value=window_spend)
+                    # Repair/reservations can populate the counter during the DB read.
+                    # Seed a floor without adding the database balance again.
+                    # No await between read/compare/write: atomic within this worker.
+                    cached = spend_counter_cache.in_memory_cache.get_cache(key=counter_key)
+                    current_value = float(window_spend)
+                    if cached is not None:
+                        current_value = max(current_value, float(cached))
+                    spend_counter_cache.in_memory_cache.set_cache(
+                        key=counter_key, value=current_value
+                    )
             except Exception:
                 verbose_proxy_logger.exception(
                     "SpendCounterReseed.coalesced_window: failed to warm counter %s",
                     counter_key,
                 )
                 raise
-            return window_spend
+            return current_value
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_spend_counter_reseed.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_spend_counter_reseed.py
index 0361d5cfe8f..a0cf9128cc9 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_spend_counter_reseed.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_spend_counter_reseed.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from typing import Final
 import pytest
 
 from litellm.caching.dual_cache import DualCache
+from litellm.caching.in_memory_cache import InMemoryCache
 from litellm.constants import PROXY_DB_LOOKUP_MAX_CONCURRENCY
 from litellm.proxy.db.spend_counter_reseed import SpendCounterReseed
 
@@ -270,6 +271,53 @@ async def test_coalesced_window_seeds_a_cold_counter_from_the_row():
     assert prisma.db.litellm_spendlogs.call_count == 0
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("window", [False, True], ids=["primary", "window"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("concurrent_spend", [989.01459411, 995.0, 900.0])
+async def test_cold_reseed_does_not_add_database_spend_to_concurrent_cache(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    window: bool,
+    concurrent_spend: float,
+):
+    """A repair/reservation write may populate the counter while DB read runs.
+
+    Reseeding must establish the larger value, not increment the concurrent
+    value by the same authoritative spend a second time.
+    """
+    cache = DualCache(in_memory_cache=InMemoryCache())
+    counter_key = (
+        "spend:team:team-1:window:1d" if window else "spend:user:user-1"
+    )
+    db_spend = 989.01459411
+
+    async def read_db(*args, **kwargs):
+        cache.in_memory_cache.set_cache(key=counter_key, value=concurrent_spend)
+        return db_spend
+
+    if window:
+        monkeypatch.setattr(SpendCounterReseed, "window_from_db", staticmethod(read_db))
+        result = await SpendCounterReseed.coalesced_window(
+            prisma_client=None,
+            spend_counter_cache=cache,
+            counter_key=counter_key,
+            entity_type="Team",
+            entity_id="team-1",
+            window_duration="1d",
+            window_start=WINDOW_START,
+        )
+    else:
+        monkeypatch.setattr(SpendCounterReseed, "from_db", staticmethod(read_db))
+        result = await SpendCounterReseed.coalesced(
+            prisma_client=None,
+            spend_counter_cache=cache,
+            counter_key=counter_key,
+        )
+
+    expected = max(db_spend, concurrent_spend)
+    assert cache.in_memory_cache.get_cache(key=counter_key) == expected
+    assert result == expected
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_end_user_from_db_reads_the_end_user_row_by_user_id():
     prisma: Final = _FakePrismaClient(end_user_row=SimpleNamespace(user_id="customer-42", spend=0.0))