diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_bad_params.py b/litellm/tests/test_bad_params.py
index 6a5409a51..92432307b 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_bad_params.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_bad_params.py
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ try:
 except:
     print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}")
     pass
-os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = temp_key # this fails linting#4
+os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = str(temp_key) # this passes linting#5