diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_verify_openai_key.py b/litellm/tests/test_verify_openai_key.py
index e5cfdb1ddf..a8429d32e8 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_verify_openai_key.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_verify_openai_key.py
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@ from litellm import verify_access_key
 def bad_key():
     key = "bad-key"
     response = verify_access_key(key)
-    print(f"response: {response}")
+    if response == False:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise Exception("Bad key was not detected")
 bad_key()
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