diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
index 8f8ad610a..d3c2e3e83 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ async def team_member_add(
             status_code=403,
             detail={
                 "error": "Call not allowed. User not proxy admin OR team admin. route={}, team_id={}".format(
-                    "/team/member_add", complete_team_data.team_id
+                    "/team/member_add",
+                    complete_team_data.team_id,
                 )
             },
         )
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py
index 79da5bf7c..c4d9afbbd 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server.py
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ async def test_create_team_member_add(prisma_client, new_member_method):
 
         await team_member_add(
             data=team_member_add_request,
-            user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(),
+            user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(user_role="proxy_admin"),
             http_request=Request(
                 scope={"type": "http", "path": "/user/new"},
             ),