diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index dfc3f3fc1b..b284525d74 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ upperbound_key_generate_params: Optional[LiteLLM_UpperboundKeyGenerateParams] =
 default_user_params: Optional[Dict] = None
 default_team_settings: Optional[List] = None
 max_user_budget: Optional[float] = None
+max_internal_user_budget: Optional[float] = None
 max_end_user_budget: Optional[float] = None
 #### REQUEST PRIORITIZATION ####
 priority_reservation: Optional[Dict[str, float]] = None
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py
index de109db46b..f54eca9a2f 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ async def new_user(
         )
 
     if "max_budget" in data_json and data_json["max_budget"] is None:
-        if litellm.max_user_budget is not None:
-            data_json["max_budget"] = litellm.max_user_budget
+        if litellm.max_internal_user_budget is not None:
+            data_json["max_budget"] = litellm.max_internal_user_budget
 
     response = await generate_key_helper_fn(request_type="user", **data_json)
 
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py
index 35198af807..a7bc1c4a22 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ async def test_create_user_default_budget(prisma_client):
 
     setattr(litellm.proxy.proxy_server, "prisma_client", prisma_client)
     setattr(litellm.proxy.proxy_server, "master_key", "sk-1234")
-    setattr(litellm, "max_user_budget", 10)
+    setattr(litellm, "max_internal_user_budget", 10)
     await litellm.proxy.proxy_server.prisma_client.connect()
     user = f"ishaan {uuid.uuid4().hex}"
     request = NewUserRequest(user_id=user)  # create a key with no budget
@@ -834,5 +834,5 @@ async def test_create_user_default_budget(prisma_client):
 
         assert (
             mock_client.call_args.kwargs["data"]["max_budget"]
-            == litellm.max_user_budget
+            == litellm.max_internal_user_budget
         )