diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/utils.py
index a361a442fcf..319569ec699 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/utils.py
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ async def add_new_member(
         ):
             new_user_defaults["teams"] = [team_id]
             _returned_user = await prisma_client.insert_data(data=new_user_defaults, table_name="user")  # type: ignore
-            returned_user = LiteLLM_UserTable(**_returned_user.model_dump())
+
+            if _returned_user is not None:
+                returned_user = LiteLLM_UserTable(**_returned_user.model_dump())
         elif len(existing_user_row) == 1:
             user_info = existing_user_row[0]
             _returned_user = await prisma_client.db.litellm_usertable.update(