diff --git a/litellm/proxy/db/db_spend_update_writer.py b/litellm/proxy/db/db_spend_update_writer.py
index 357d69d1371..c13b852484e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/db/db_spend_update_writer.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/db/db_spend_update_writer.py
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ class DBSpendUpdateWriter:
         # Completion object fields
         kwargs: dict | None,
         completion_response: object,
-        start_time: datetime | None,
-        end_time: datetime | None,
+        start_time: datetime,
+        end_time: datetime,
         response_cost: float | None,
     ) -> bool:
         """Record the request's spend, answering whether its cost still needs charging.
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py
index df8e18c3c56..52900c33745 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py
@@ -378,7 +378,11 @@ def _looks_like_model_name(model: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def get_logging_payload(
-    kwargs, response_obj, start_time, end_time, llm_router: "Router | None" = None
+    kwargs: dict | None,
+    response_obj: object,
+    start_time: datetime,
+    end_time: datetime,
+    llm_router: "Router | None" = None,
 ) -> SpendLogsPayload:
     if kwargs is None:
         kwargs = {}