diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai/completion/handler.py b/litellm/llms/openai/completion/handler.py
index 52bc64e92ec..6dc738afe83 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai/completion/handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai/completion/handler.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import json
 import traceback
 from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -302,7 +303,9 @@ class OpenAITextCompletion(BaseLLM):
         try:
             raw_response: Final = await openai_client.completions.with_raw_response.create(**data)
         except Exception as e:
-            await logging_obj.dispatch_failure_handlers(e, traceback.format_exc(), prefer_async_handlers=True)
+            asyncio.create_task(
+                logging_obj.dispatch_failure_handlers(e, traceback.format_exc(), prefer_async_handlers=True)
+            )
             raise
         response: Final = raw_response.parse()
         streamwrapper: Final = CustomStreamWrapper(
diff --git a/tests/unit/llms/openai/completion/test_completion_handler.py b/tests/unit/llms/openai/completion/test_completion_handler.py
index 647495121f1..4af8c3ad3c4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/llms/openai/completion/test_completion_handler.py
+++ b/tests/unit/llms/openai/completion/test_completion_handler.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Regression tests for https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/27410
 """
 
 
+import asyncio
+
 import httpx
 import pytest
 import respx
@@ -94,9 +96,11 @@ async def test_acompletion_forwards_client_headers_to_provider(
 class _FailureRecorder(CustomLogger):
     def __init__(self):
         self.payloads = []
+        self.logged = asyncio.Event()
 
     async def async_log_failure_event(self, kwargs, response_obj, start_time, end_time):
         self.payloads.append(kwargs["standard_logging_object"])
+        self.logged.set()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ async def test_astream_failing_before_first_byte_logs_one_failure(provider_respo
     with pytest.raises(expected_error):
         async for _ in response:
             pass
+    await asyncio.wait_for(recorder.logged.wait(), timeout=5)
 
     assert len(recorder.payloads) == 1
     payload = recorder.payloads[0]