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diff --git a/litellm/__pycache__/utils.cpython-311.pyc b/litellm/__pycache__/utils.cpython-311.pyc
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diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_validate_environment.py b/litellm/tests/test_validate_environment.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a43cd012f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_validate_environment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#### What this tests ####
+#    This tests the validate environment function
+
+import sys, os
+import traceback
+
+sys.path.insert(
+    0, os.path.abspath("../..")
+)  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+import time
+import litellm
+
+api_key = litellm.validate_environment()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 416cfc2051..cb914c4c42 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ def load_test_model(
             "exception": e,
         }
 
-def validate_environment(self):
+def validate_environment():
         api_key = None
         if "OPENAI_API_KEY" in os.environ:
             api_key = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ def validate_environment(self):
             api_key = os.getenv("REPLICATE_API_KEY")
         elif "AZURE_API_KEY" in os.environ:
             api_key = os.getenv("AZURE_API_KEY")
-        elif "COHERE_API_KEY" in os.getenv("COHERE_API_KEY"):
+        elif "COHERE_API_KEY" in os.environ:
             api_key = os.getenv("COHERE_API_KEY")
         elif "TOGETHERAI_API_KEY" in os.environ:
             api_key = os.getenv("TOGETHERAI_API_KEY")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 670bb18602..e18ad9a78c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "litellm"
-version = "0.1.567"
+version = "0.1.569"
 description = "Library to easily interface with LLM API providers"
 authors = ["BerriAI"]
 license = "MIT License"