diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index 04554aeb322..32795a1874d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import re
 import time
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Union, cast
 
-from fastapi import Request, status
+from fastapi import HTTPException, Request, status
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 import litellm
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ async def get_team_object(
     - if not, then raise an error
 
     Raises:
-        - Exception: If team doesn't exist in db or cache
+        - HTTPException: If team doesn't exist in db or cache (status_code=404)
     """
     if prisma_client is None:
         raise Exception(
@@ -1296,8 +1296,11 @@ async def get_team_object(
             return cached_team_obj
 
         if check_cache_only:
-            raise Exception(
-                f"Team doesn't exist in cache + check_cache_only=True. Team={team_id}."
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=404,
+                detail={
+                    "error": f"Team doesn't exist in cache + check_cache_only=True. Team={team_id}."
+                },
             )
 
     # else, check db
@@ -1313,8 +1316,11 @@ async def get_team_object(
             team_id_upsert=team_id_upsert,
         )
     except Exception:
-        raise Exception(
-            f"Team doesn't exist in db. Team={team_id}. Create team via `/team/new` call."
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=404,
+            detail={
+                "error": f"Team doesn't exist in db. Team={team_id}. Create team via `/team/new` call."
+            },
         )
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
index cff4cf48fc4..f9257ffe078 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
@@ -3247,11 +3247,6 @@ async def team_member_permissions(
         check_cache_only=False,
         check_db_only=True,
     )
-    if existing_team_row is None:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=404,
-            detail={"error": f"Team not found for team_id={team_id}"},
-        )
 
     complete_team_data = LiteLLM_TeamTable(**existing_team_row.model_dump())
 
@@ -3320,11 +3315,6 @@ async def update_team_member_permissions(
         check_cache_only=False,
         check_db_only=True,
     )
-    if existing_team_row is None:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=404,
-            detail={"error": f"Team not found for team_id={data.team_id}"},
-        )
 
     complete_team_data = LiteLLM_TeamTable(**existing_team_row.model_dump())
 
diff --git a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_server.py b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_server.py
index 9ae916db0a7..6dad7cb08d0 100644
--- a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_server.py
+++ b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_server.py
@@ -953,6 +953,8 @@ async def test_get_team_redis(client_no_auth):
 
     redis_cache = RedisCache()
 
+    from fastapi import HTTPException
+
     with patch.object(
         redis_cache,
         "async_get_cache",
@@ -966,7 +968,7 @@ async def test_get_team_redis(client_no_auth):
                 proxy_logging_obj=proxy_logging_obj,
                 prisma_client=AsyncMock(),
             )
-        except Exception as e:
+        except HTTPException:
             pass
 
         mock_client.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
index 7d4a406c99a..057b56ce317 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
@@ -705,3 +705,30 @@ async def test_get_tag_objects_batch():
     assert "tag:uncached-1" in cached_keys
     assert "tag:uncached-2" in cached_keys
     assert "tag:uncached-3" in cached_keys
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_team_object_raises_404_when_not_found():
+    from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_checks import get_team_object
+    from fastapi import HTTPException
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+
+    mock_prisma_client = MagicMock()
+    mock_db = AsyncMock()
+    mock_prisma_client.db = mock_db
+    mock_prisma_client.db.litellm_teamtable.find_unique = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+    mock_cache = MagicMock()
+    mock_cache.async_get_cache = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
+        await get_team_object(
+            team_id="nonexistent-team",
+            prisma_client=mock_prisma_client,
+            user_api_key_cache=mock_cache,
+            check_cache_only=False,
+            check_db_only=True,
+        )
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 404
+    assert "Team doesn't exist in db" in str(exc_info.value.detail)