diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml
index b712afaf0..d13fb3f37 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_new_secret_config.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ model_list:
     litellm_params:
       model: "*"
 
+litellm_settings:
+  cache: true
+  cache_params:
+    type: redis
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diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index 7c5356a37..75f5dd108 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -373,12 +373,13 @@ async def _cache_team_object(
     proxy_logging_obj: Optional[ProxyLogging],
 ):
     key = "team_id:{}".format(team_id)
-    await user_api_key_cache.async_set_cache(key=key, value=team_table)
+    value = team_table.model_dump_json(exclude_unset=True)
+    await user_api_key_cache.async_set_cache(key=key, value=value)
 
     ## UPDATE REDIS CACHE ##
     if proxy_logging_obj is not None:
         await proxy_logging_obj.internal_usage_cache.async_set_cache(
-            key=key, value=team_table
+            key=key, value=value
         )