diff --git a/litellm/proxy/client/teams.py b/litellm/proxy/client/teams.py
index dc6fa1e228a..38d494f70e4 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/client/teams.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/client/teams.py
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ class TeamsManagementClient:
         response: Final = requests.get(url, headers=self._get_headers(), params=params, timeout=self._timeout)
 
         if response.status_code == 401:
-            raise UnauthorizedError("Authentication failed. Check your API key.")
+            raise UnauthorizedError(
+                requests.exceptions.HTTPError("Authentication failed. Check your API key.", response=response)
+            )
 
         response.raise_for_status()
         return response.json()
@@ -122,7 +124,9 @@ class TeamsManagementClient:
         response: Final = requests.get(url, headers=self._get_headers(), params=params, timeout=self._timeout)
 
         if response.status_code == 401:
-            raise UnauthorizedError("Authentication failed. Check your API key.")
+            raise UnauthorizedError(
+                requests.exceptions.HTTPError("Authentication failed. Check your API key.", response=response)
+            )
 
         response.raise_for_status()
         return response.json()
@@ -143,7 +147,9 @@ class TeamsManagementClient:
         response: Final = requests.get(url, headers=self._get_headers(), timeout=self._timeout)
 
         if response.status_code == 401:
-            raise UnauthorizedError("Authentication failed. Check your API key.")
+            raise UnauthorizedError(
+                requests.exceptions.HTTPError("Authentication failed. Check your API key.", response=response)
+            )
 
         response.raise_for_status()
         return response.json()
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/client/cli/test_auto_sign_in.py b/tests/unit/proxy/client/cli/test_auto_sign_in.py
index f63a07fc5e4..e01ac6eb762 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/client/cli/test_auto_sign_in.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/client/cli/test_auto_sign_in.py
@@ -541,8 +541,12 @@ def test_a_rejected_explicit_key_fails_cleanly_without_opening_a_browser(
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("command", "method", "path"),
-    [(["users", "list"], "GET", "/user/list"), (["keys", "generate"], "POST", "/key/generate")],
-    ids=["users", "keys"],
+    [
+        (["users", "list"], "GET", "/user/list"),
+        (["keys", "generate"], "POST", "/key/generate"),
+        (["teams", "list"], "GET", "/team/list"),
+    ],
+    ids=["users", "keys", "teams"],
 )
 def test_a_rejected_explicit_key_names_the_reason_the_proxy_gave_without_echoing_the_key(
     requests_mock: Mocker,