diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_configs/custom_auth.py b/litellm/tests/test_configs/custom_auth.py
index f3825038e1..e4747ee532 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_configs/custom_auth.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_configs/custom_auth.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ async def user_api_key_auth(request: Request, api_key: str) -> UserAPIKeyAuth:
             return UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key=api_key)
         raise Exception
     except:
-        raise Exception
+        raise Exception("Failed custom auth")
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_auth.py b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_auth.py
index ceb3d1c934..b6b833e173 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_auth.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_auth.py
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ def test_custom_auth(client):
 
         headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
         response = client.post("/chat/completions", json=test_data, headers=headers)
-        print(f"response: {response.text}")
-        assert response.status_code == 401
-        result = response.json()
-        print(f"Received response: {result}")
+        pytest.fail("LiteLLM Proxy test failed. This request should have been rejected")
     except Exception as e:
-        pytest.fail("LiteLLM Proxy test failed. Exception", e)
+        print(vars(e))
+        print("got an exception")
+        assert e.code == 401
+        assert e.message == "Authentication Error, Failed custom auth"
+        pass