diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 8042a781395..525c4e684f9 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -784,13 +784,17 @@ class ProxyLogging:
                 else:
                     _callback = callback  # type: ignore
                 if _callback is not None and isinstance(_callback, CustomLogger):
-                    await _callback.async_post_call_failure_hook(
-                        request_data=request_data,
-                        user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
-                        original_exception=original_exception,
+                    asyncio.create_task(
+                        _callback.async_post_call_failure_hook(
+                            request_data=request_data,
+                            user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
+                            original_exception=original_exception,
+                        )
                     )
             except Exception as e:
-                raise e
+                verbose_proxy_logger.exception(
+                    f"[Non-Blocking] Error in post_call_failure_hook: {e}"
+                )
         return
 
     def _is_proxy_only_error(