diff --git a/litellm/proxy/common_utils/reset_budget_job.py b/litellm/proxy/common_utils/reset_budget_job.py
index 6f038d127f6..c63309da1dc 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/common_utils/reset_budget_job.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/common_utils/reset_budget_job.py
@@ -95,11 +95,13 @@ class ResetBudgetJob:
             where={
                 "budget_id": {"in": budget_ids},
                 "budget_duration": None,  # only keys without their own reset schedule
+                "spend": {"gt": 0},  # only reset keys that have accumulated spend
             },
             data={
                 "spend": 0,
             },
         )
+        )
 
     async def reset_budget_for_litellm_budget_table(self):
         """