diff --git a/litellm/experimental_mcp_client/client.py b/litellm/experimental_mcp_client/client.py
index 5ad2dd5485..63433c5a46 100644
--- a/litellm/experimental_mcp_client/client.py
+++ b/litellm/experimental_mcp_client/client.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 import base64
-from typing import Awaitable, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, TypeVar, Union
+from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, TypeVar, Union
 
 import httpx
 from mcp import ClientSession, ReadResourceResult, Resource, StdioServerParameters
@@ -74,52 +74,61 @@ def __init__(
         if auth_value:
             self.update_auth_value(auth_value)
 
+    def _create_transport_context(
+        self,
+    ) -> tuple[Any, Optional[httpx.AsyncClient]]:
+        """Create the appropriate transport context based on transport type."""
+        http_client: Optional[httpx.AsyncClient] = None
+
+        if self.transport_type == MCPTransport.stdio:
+            if not self.stdio_config:
+                raise ValueError("stdio_config is required for stdio transport")
+
+            server_params = StdioServerParameters(
+                command=self.stdio_config.get("command", ""),
+                args=self.stdio_config.get("args", []),
+                env=self.stdio_config.get("env", {}),
+            )
+            transport_ctx = stdio_client(server_params)
+        elif self.transport_type == MCPTransport.sse:
+            headers = self._get_auth_headers()
+            httpx_client_factory = self._create_httpx_client_factory()
+            transport_ctx = sse_client(
+                url=self.server_url,
+                timeout=self.timeout,
+                headers=headers,
+                httpx_client_factory=httpx_client_factory,
+            )
+        else:
+            headers = self._get_auth_headers()
+            httpx_client_factory = self._create_httpx_client_factory()
+            verbose_logger.debug(
+                "litellm headers for streamable_http_client: %s", headers
+            )
+            http_client = httpx_client_factory(
+                headers=headers,
+                timeout=httpx.Timeout(self.timeout),
+            )
+            transport_ctx = streamable_http_client(
+                url=self.server_url,
+                http_client=http_client,
+            )
+
+        if transport_ctx is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to create transport context")
+
+        return transport_ctx, http_client
+
     async def run_with_session(
         self, operation: Callable[[ClientSession], Awaitable[TSessionResult]]
     ) -> TSessionResult:
         """Open a session, run the provided coroutine, and clean up."""
         transport_ctx = None
         http_client: Optional[httpx.AsyncClient] = None
-        transport = None
         session_ctx = None
 
         try:
-            if self.transport_type == MCPTransport.stdio:
-                if not self.stdio_config:
-                    raise ValueError("stdio_config is required for stdio transport")
-
-                server_params = StdioServerParameters(
-                    command=self.stdio_config.get("command", ""),
-                    args=self.stdio_config.get("args", []),
-                    env=self.stdio_config.get("env", {}),
-                )
-                transport_ctx = stdio_client(server_params)
-            elif self.transport_type == MCPTransport.sse:
-                headers = self._get_auth_headers()
-                httpx_client_factory = self._create_httpx_client_factory()
-                transport_ctx = sse_client(
-                    url=self.server_url,
-                    timeout=self.timeout,
-                    headers=headers,
-                    httpx_client_factory=httpx_client_factory,
-                )
-            else:
-                headers = self._get_auth_headers()
-                httpx_client_factory = self._create_httpx_client_factory()
-                verbose_logger.debug(
-                    "litellm headers for streamable_http_client: %s", headers
-                )
-                http_client = httpx_client_factory(
-                    headers=headers,
-                    timeout=httpx.Timeout(self.timeout),
-                )
-                transport_ctx = streamable_http_client(
-                    url=self.server_url,
-                    http_client=http_client,
-                )
-
-            if transport_ctx is None:
-                raise RuntimeError("Failed to create transport context")
+            transport_ctx, http_client = self._create_transport_context()
 
             # Enter transport context
             transport = await transport_ctx.__aenter__()