diff --git a/litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/pod_lock_manager.py b/litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/pod_lock_manager.py
index bb5424b0e90..5fee1b28e71 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/pod_lock_manager.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/pod_lock_manager.py
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ class PodLockManager:
     def __init__(self, redis_cache: Optional[RedisCache] = None):
         self.pod_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
         self.redis_cache = redis_cache
+        self._release_lock_script: Optional[Any] = None
+
+    _COMPARE_AND_DELETE_LOCK_SCRIPT = """
+if redis.call("get", KEYS[1]) == ARGV[1] then
+    return redis.call("del", KEYS[1])
+else
+    return 0
+end
+"""
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_redis_lock_key(cronjob_id: str) -> str:
@@ -106,39 +115,20 @@ class PodLockManager:
                 cronjob_id,
             )
             lock_key = PodLockManager.get_redis_lock_key(cronjob_id)
-
-            current_value = await self.redis_cache.async_get_cache(lock_key)
-            if current_value is not None:
-                if isinstance(current_value, bytes):
-                    current_value = current_value.decode("utf-8")
-                if current_value == self.pod_id:
-                    result = await self.redis_cache.async_delete_cache(lock_key)
-                    if result == 1:
-                        verbose_proxy_logger.info(
-                            "Pod %s successfully released Redis lock for cronjob_id=%s",
-                            self.pod_id,
-                            cronjob_id,
-                        )
-                        self._emit_released_lock_event(
-                            cronjob_id=cronjob_id,
-                            pod_id=self.pod_id,
-                        )
-                    else:
-                        verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
-                            "Pod %s failed to release Redis lock for cronjob_id=%s",
-                            self.pod_id,
-                            cronjob_id,
-                        )
-                else:
-                    verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
-                        "Pod %s cannot release Redis lock for cronjob_id=%s because it is held by pod %s",
-                        self.pod_id,
-                        cronjob_id,
-                        current_value,
-                    )
+            result = await self._compare_and_delete_lock(lock_key=lock_key)
+            if result == 1:
+                verbose_proxy_logger.info(
+                    "Pod %s successfully released Redis lock for cronjob_id=%s",
+                    self.pod_id,
+                    cronjob_id,
+                )
+                self._emit_released_lock_event(
+                    cronjob_id=cronjob_id,
+                    pod_id=self.pod_id,
+                )
             else:
                 verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
-                    "Pod %s attempted to release Redis lock for cronjob_id=%s, but no lock was found",
+                    "Pod %s failed to release Redis lock for cronjob_id=%s (lock missing or held by another pod)",
                     self.pod_id,
                     cronjob_id,
                 )
@@ -147,6 +137,31 @@ class PodLockManager:
                 f"Error releasing Redis lock for {cronjob_id}: {e}"
             )
 
+    async def _compare_and_delete_lock(self, lock_key: str) -> int:
+        """
+        Atomically delete lock key only if current pod owns it.
+
+        Falls back to get/delete for non-RedisCache implementations that do not
+        expose Lua script registration.
+        """
+        script_register = getattr(self.redis_cache, "async_register_script", None)
+        if callable(script_register):
+            if self._release_lock_script is None:
+                self._release_lock_script = script_register(
+                    self._COMPARE_AND_DELETE_LOCK_SCRIPT
+                )
+            script_callable = self._release_lock_script
+            result = await script_callable(keys=[lock_key], args=[self.pod_id])
+            return int(result or 0)
+
+        current_value = await self.redis_cache.async_get_cache(lock_key)  # type: ignore
+        if isinstance(current_value, bytes):
+            current_value = current_value.decode("utf-8")
+        if current_value != self.pod_id:
+            return 0
+        result = await self.redis_cache.async_delete_cache(lock_key)  # type: ignore
+        return int(result or 0)
+
     @staticmethod
     def _emit_acquired_lock_event(cronjob_id: str, pod_id: str):
         asyncio.create_task(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/test_pod_lock_manager.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/test_pod_lock_manager.py
index e83fd75c3a0..7790961eb16 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/test_pod_lock_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/test_pod_lock_manager.py
@@ -307,3 +307,42 @@ async def test_lock_takeover_race_condition(mock_redis):
         cronjob_id="test_job",
     )
     assert result2 == False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_release_lock_uses_atomic_compare_delete_script_when_available(
+    pod_lock_manager, mock_redis
+):
+    """
+    Test that release_lock prefers atomic compare-and-delete Lua script when
+    redis cache exposes script registration.
+    """
+    script_callable = AsyncMock(return_value=1)
+    mock_redis.async_register_script = MagicMock(return_value=script_callable)
+
+    await pod_lock_manager.release_lock(cronjob_id="test_job")
+
+    lock_key = pod_lock_manager.get_redis_lock_key(cronjob_id="test_job")
+    mock_redis.async_register_script.assert_called_once_with(
+        PodLockManager._COMPARE_AND_DELETE_LOCK_SCRIPT
+    )
+    script_callable.assert_called_once_with(
+        keys=[lock_key], args=[pod_lock_manager.pod_id]
+    )
+    mock_redis.async_get_cache.assert_not_called()
+    mock_redis.async_delete_cache.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_release_lock_reuses_registered_script(pod_lock_manager, mock_redis):
+    """
+    Test script registration is cached on manager instance and reused.
+    """
+    script_callable = AsyncMock(return_value=0)
+    mock_redis.async_register_script = MagicMock(return_value=script_callable)
+
+    await pod_lock_manager.release_lock(cronjob_id="test_job")
+    await pod_lock_manager.release_lock(cronjob_id="test_job")
+
+    assert mock_redis.async_register_script.call_count == 1
+    assert script_callable.call_count == 2