diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 750ea27dd..7ae832fce 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -5820,7 +5820,7 @@ async def new_team(
                 }
             },
         )
-    return team_row.model_dump()
+    return team_row
 
 
 @router.post(