diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/api_key/crud.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/api_key/crud.py
index abc84f108..d78da5a05 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/api_key/crud.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/api_key/crud.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import secrets
 import threading
 from uuid import UUID
 from typing import List, Optional
+from langflow.services.database.utils import session_getter
+from langflow.services.utils import get_db_manager
 from sqlmodel import Session, select
 from langflow.services.database.models.api_key import (
     ApiKey,
@@ -63,9 +65,13 @@ def check_key(session: Session, api_key: str) -> Optional[ApiKey]:
 
 def update_total_uses(session, api_key: ApiKey):
     """Update the total uses and last used at."""
-    api_key.total_uses += 1
-    api_key.last_used_at = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
-    session.add(api_key)
-    session.commit()
-    session.refresh(api_key)
+    # This is running in a separate thread to avoid slowing down the request
+    # but session is not thread safe so we need to create a new session
+    db_manager = get_db_manager()
+    with session_getter(db_manager) as new_session:
+        api_key = new_session.get(ApiKey, api_key.id)
+        api_key.total_uses += 1
+        api_key.last_used_at = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
+        new_session.add(api_key)
+        new_session.commit()
     return api_key