diff --git a/backend/app/services/llm_service.py b/backend/app/services/llm_service.py
index 0d47b55b..1dcf6a54 100755
--- a/backend/app/services/llm_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/llm_service.py
@@ -20,25 +20,39 @@ import io
 # Set up the Gemini API key (client created lazily to avoid event loop issues)
 GEMINI_API_KEY = os.environ.get('GEMINI_API_KEY', 'AIzaSyAc50jzC3k9K1PmKT1vGFi0sCdhhnqsvl0')
 _gemini_client = None
+_gemini_client_loop = None
 
 # Set up OpenAI API key (client created lazily to avoid event loop issues)
 OPENAI_API_KEY = os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY', 'REDACTED_OPENAI_KEY')
 _openai_client = None
+_openai_client_loop = None
 
 
 def get_gemini_client():
-    """Get or create the Gemini client lazily within the running event loop."""
-    global _gemini_client
-    if _gemini_client is None:
+    """Get or create the Gemini client for the current event loop.
+
+    Recreates the client if the event loop has changed to avoid
+    'Future attached to a different loop' errors in ASGI environments.
+    """
+    global _gemini_client, _gemini_client_loop
+    current_loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    if _gemini_client is None or _gemini_client_loop is not current_loop:
         _gemini_client = genai.Client(api_key=GEMINI_API_KEY)
+        _gemini_client_loop = current_loop
     return _gemini_client
 
 
 def get_openai_client():
-    """Get or create the OpenAI client lazily within the running event loop."""
-    global _openai_client
-    if _openai_client is None:
+    """Get or create the OpenAI client for the current event loop.
+
+    Recreates the client if the event loop has changed to avoid
+    'Future attached to a different loop' errors in ASGI environments.
+    """
+    global _openai_client, _openai_client_loop
+    current_loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    if _openai_client is None or _openai_client_loop is not current_loop:
         _openai_client = AsyncOpenAI(api_key=OPENAI_API_KEY, timeout=600.0)
+        _openai_client_loop = current_loop
     return _openai_client
 
 # The default model we're using