diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py b/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py
index a91ba43baa..155633da13 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_streaming.py
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ def test_completion_claude_stream_bad_key():
         if complete_response.strip() == "": 
             raise Exception("Empty response received")
         print(f"completion_response: {complete_response}")
+    except AuthenticationError as e:
+        pass
     except Exception as e:
         pytest.fail(f"Error occurred: {e}")
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b1524ed82f..e9d792bc94 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "litellm"
-version = "0.1.742"
+version = "0.1.743"
 description = "Library to easily interface with LLM API providers"
 authors = ["BerriAI"]
 license = "MIT License"