diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_sentry.py b/litellm/tests/test_sentry.py
index ca67258fca..b85336e019 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_sentry.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_sentry.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import time
 def test_exception_tracking():
     print('expect this to fail and log to sentry')
     litellm.set_verbose=True
+    old_api_key = os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"]
     os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "ss"
     try:
         response = completion(model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ def test_exception_tracking():
                               temperature=0.2
                               )
         print(response)
+        os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"]  = old_api_key
     except Exception as e:
         print("got_exception")
         print(e)