diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_auth.py b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_auth.py
index d4c39e3d5d..cffcc2e7f2 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_auth.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_auth.py
@@ -1,29 +1,34 @@
-import sys, os
+import os
+import sys
 import traceback
+
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 load_dotenv()
-import os, io
+import io
+import os
 
 # this file is to test litellm/proxy
 
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
-import pytest, asyncio
-import litellm
-from litellm import embedding, completion, completion_cost, Timeout
-from litellm import RateLimitError
+import asyncio
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi import FastAPI
 
 # test /chat/completion request to the proxy
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
-from fastapi import FastAPI
-from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import (
+
+import litellm
+from litellm import RateLimitError, Timeout, completion, completion_cost, embedding
+from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import (  # Replace with the actual module where your FastAPI router is defined
+    ProxyConfig,
+    initialize,
     router,
     save_worker_config,
-    initialize,
-    ProxyConfig,
-)  # Replace with the actual module where your FastAPI router is defined
+)
 
 
 # Here you create a fixture that will be used by your tests
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ def test_custom_auth(client):
     except Exception as e:
         print(vars(e))
         print("got an exception")
-        assert e.code == 401
+        assert e.code == "401"
         assert e.message == "Authentication Error, Failed custom auth"
         pass
 
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ def test_custom_auth_bearer(client):
     except Exception as e:
         print(vars(e))
         print("got an exception")
-        assert e.code == 401
+        assert e.code == "401"
         assert (
             e.message
             == "Authentication Error, CustomAuth - Malformed API Key passed in. Ensure Key has `Bearer` prefix"