diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index 28ddb9d4b01..2059246674b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import httpx
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 from litellm.constants import DEFAULT_NUM_WORKERS_LITELLM_PROXY
+from litellm.secret_managers.main import get_secret_bool
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from fastapi import FastAPI
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ def run_server(  # noqa: PLR0915
         general_settings = {}
         ### GET DB TOKEN FOR IAM AUTH ###
 
-        if iam_token_db_auth:
+        if iam_token_db_auth or get_secret_bool("IAM_TOKEN_DB_AUTH"):
             from litellm.proxy.auth.rds_iam_token import generate_iam_auth_token
 
             db_host = os.getenv("DATABASE_HOST")
@@ -693,15 +694,14 @@ def run_server(  # noqa: PLR0915
                 litellm._key_management_settings = KeyManagementSettings(
                     **key_management_settings
                 )
-            
+
             if general_settings:
                 ### LOAD SECRET MANAGER ###
                 key_management_system = general_settings.get(
                     "key_management_system", None
                 )
                 proxy_config.initialize_secret_manager(
-                    key_management_system=key_management_system,
-                    config_file_path=config
+                    key_management_system=key_management_system, config_file_path=config
                 )
             database_url = general_settings.get("database_url", None)
             if database_url is None and os.getenv("DATABASE_URL") is None: