diff --git a/litellm/constants.py b/litellm/constants.py
index 89992b459c2d..ee79f2fa56fd 100644
--- a/litellm/constants.py
+++ b/litellm/constants.py
@@ -242,9 +242,13 @@
 REDIS_DAILY_AGENT_SPEND_UPDATE_BUFFER_KEY = "litellm_daily_agent_spend_update_buffer"
 REDIS_DAILY_TAG_SPEND_UPDATE_BUFFER_KEY = "litellm_daily_tag_spend_update_buffer"
 MAX_REDIS_BUFFER_DEQUEUE_COUNT = int(os.getenv("MAX_REDIS_BUFFER_DEQUEUE_COUNT", 100))
-MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE = int(os.getenv("MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE", 2000))
 # Bounds asyncio.Queue() instances (log queues, spend update queues, etc.) to prevent unbounded memory growth
 LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE = int(os.getenv("LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE", 1000))
+# Aggregation threshold: default to 80% of the asyncio queue maxsize so the check can always trigger.
+# Must be < LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE; if set higher the aggregation logic will never fire.
+MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE = int(
+    os.getenv("MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE", int(LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE * 0.8))
+)
 MAX_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE_FLUSH_COUNT = int(
     os.getenv("MAX_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE_FLUSH_COUNT", 1000)
 )
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/base_update_queue.py b/litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/base_update_queue.py
index a5ec1c3eaf45..e37200c02e98 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/base_update_queue.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/base_update_queue.py
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ class BaseUpdateQueue:
     def __init__(self):
         self.update_queue = asyncio.Queue(maxsize=LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE)
         self.MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE = MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE
+        if MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE >= LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE:
+            verbose_proxy_logger.warning(
+                "Misconfigured queue thresholds: MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE (%d) >= LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE (%d). "
+                "The spend aggregation check will never trigger because the asyncio.Queue blocks at %d items. "
+                "Set MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE to a value less than LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE (recommended: 80%% of it).",
+                MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE,
+                LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE,
+                LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE,
+            )
 
     async def add_update(self, update):
         """Enqueue an update."""
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/test_base_update_queue.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/test_base_update_queue.py
index 6ab5a4a46002..c3807b5f79a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/test_base_update_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/db_transaction_queue/test_base_update_queue.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import sys
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
@@ -42,3 +43,20 @@ async def test_queue_flush_limit():
     assert (
         queue.update_queue.qsize() == 100
     ), "Expected 100 items to remain in the queue"
+
+
+def test_misconfigured_queue_thresholds_warns():
+    """
+    Test that a warning is logged when MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE >= LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE.
+
+    This misconfiguration causes the spend aggregation check in SpendUpdateQueue.add_update()
+    to never trigger because asyncio.Queue blocks before qsize() can reach the threshold.
+    """
+    import litellm.proxy.db.db_transaction_queue.base_update_queue as bq_module
+
+    with patch.object(bq_module, "MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY_QUEUE", 2000), patch.object(
+        bq_module, "LITELLM_ASYNCIO_QUEUE_MAXSIZE", 1000
+    ), patch.object(bq_module.verbose_proxy_logger, "warning") as mock_warning:
+        BaseUpdateQueue()
+        mock_warning.assert_called_once()
+        assert "Misconfigured queue thresholds" in mock_warning.call_args[0][0]