diff --git a/litellm/proxy/mcp_server/auth/user_api_key_auth_mcp.py b/litellm/proxy/mcp_server/auth/user_api_key_auth_mcp.py
index 9d1b647ea52..0297816c8dd 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/mcp_server/auth/user_api_key_auth_mcp.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/mcp_server/auth/user_api_key_auth_mcp.py
@@ -306,11 +306,7 @@ def has_team_unbound_mcp_admin_view(user_api_key_auth: UserAPIKeyAuth | None) ->
     return (
         user_api_key_auth is not None
         and user_api_key_has_admin_view(user_api_key_auth)
-        and (
-            is_mcp_admitted_user_subject(user_api_key_auth)
-            or not user_api_key_auth.team_id
-            or user_api_key_auth.team_id == UI_TEAM_ID
-        )
+        and (not user_api_key_auth.team_id or user_api_key_auth.team_id == UI_TEAM_ID)
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/responses/mcp/test_litellm_proxy_mcp_handler.py b/tests/unit/responses/mcp/test_litellm_proxy_mcp_handler.py
index dae8702abb6..69ec52dfc40 100644
--- a/tests/unit/responses/mcp/test_litellm_proxy_mcp_handler.py
+++ b/tests/unit/responses/mcp/test_litellm_proxy_mcp_handler.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging
 from litellm.proxy.mcp_server import operations as mcp_operations
 from litellm.proxy.mcp_server.faults.list_outcomes import AggregateToolListing
 from litellm.proxy.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import ListedToolsCaller, MCPServerManager
-from litellm.proxy._types import LitellmUserRoles, UserAPIKeyAuth
+from litellm.proxy._types import UI_TEAM_ID, LitellmUserRoles, UserAPIKeyAuth
 from litellm.proxy.utils import ProxyLogging
 from litellm.responses import main as responses_main
 from litellm.responses.mcp import litellm_proxy_mcp_handler as mcp_handler_module
@@ -1519,6 +1519,7 @@ async def _tools_listing_kwargs_for_toolset_url(
     team_toolset_id: str,
     owner_role: LitellmUserRoles = LitellmUserRoles.INTERNAL_USER,
     requested_toolsets: tuple[str, ...] = ("team-toolset",),
+    team_id: str | None = "team-1",
 ) -> dict[str, object]:
     from litellm.proxy.mcp_server.ui_session_utils import granted_toolset_ids
     from litellm.proxy._types import LiteLLM_ObjectPermissionTable
@@ -1537,7 +1538,7 @@ async def _tools_listing_kwargs_for_toolset_url(
     async def granted_through_team(context: UserAPIKeyAuth) -> frozenset[str]:
         return await granted_toolset_ids(context, team_object_permission=team_permission, require_key_access=False)
 
-    team_key: Final = UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="sk-team", team_id="team-1", user_role=owner_role)
+    team_key: Final = UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="sk-team", team_id=team_id, user_role=owner_role)
     await LiteLLM_Proxy_MCP_Handler._get_mcp_tools_from_manager(
         user_api_key_auth=team_key,
         mcp_tools_with_litellm_proxy=[
@@ -1613,6 +1614,20 @@ async def test_a_denied_toolset_beside_a_granted_one_adds_nothing_to_the_scoped_
     assert scoped.mcp_tool_permissions == {"srv-1": ["add"]}
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("team_id", [None, UI_TEAM_ID], ids=["no_team", "dashboard_session"])
+async def test_an_admin_credential_without_a_team_keeps_a_toolset_no_grant_names(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, team_id: str | None
+):
+    kwargs: Final = await _tools_listing_kwargs_for_toolset_url(
+        monkeypatch, team_toolset_id="ts-other", owner_role=LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN, team_id=team_id
+    )
+    scoped = kwargs["user_api_key_auth"].object_permission
+    assert scoped is not None
+    assert scoped.mcp_servers == ["srv-1"]
+    assert scoped.mcp_tool_permissions == {"srv-1": ["add"]}
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "toolset_lookup",