diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_manager_role.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_manager_role.py
index f4e91157f21..67e9dda4cef 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_manager_role.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_manager_role.py
@@ -262,10 +262,6 @@ class TestCreateMcpServerAsManager:
                     reload_servers_from_database=AsyncMock(),
                 ),
             ),
-            patch(
-                "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints.get_team_object",
-                AsyncMock(return_value=mock_team),
-            ),
             patch(
                 "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints.handle_update_object_permission_common",
                 mock_handle_update,
@@ -280,3 +276,80 @@ class TestCreateMcpServerAsManager:
             assert "existing_server" in mcp_servers
             assert "new_server_id" in mcp_servers
             assert call_kwargs["existing_object_permission_id"] == "perm1"
+
+    async def test_create_links_new_permission_to_team_when_none_exists(self):
+        """When team has no object_permission_id, create should link the new one."""
+        from litellm.proxy._types import NewMCPServerRequest
+        from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints import (
+            add_mcp_server,
+        )
+
+        user_auth = UserAPIKeyAuth(
+            user_role=LitellmUserRoles.INTERNAL_USER,
+            user_id="user1",
+            api_key="sk-test",
+            team_id="team1",
+        )
+
+        payload = NewMCPServerRequest(
+            server_name="test_server",
+            url="https://example.com/mcp",
+            team_id="team1",
+        )
+
+        # Team with NO object_permission_id
+        mock_team = LiteLLM_TeamTableCachedObj(
+            team_id="team1",
+            members_with_roles=[
+                Member(user_id="user1", role="mcp_server_manager"),
+            ],
+            object_permission_id=None,
+        )
+        mock_team.object_permission = None
+
+        created_server = MagicMock()
+        created_server.server_id = "new_server_id"
+        created_server.credentials = None
+
+        mock_prisma = MagicMock()
+        mock_prisma.db.litellm_teamtable.update = AsyncMock()
+
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints.get_prisma_client_or_throw",
+                return_value=mock_prisma,
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints.validate_and_normalize_mcp_server_payload",
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints._assert_can_manage_team_mcp_server",
+                AsyncMock(return_value=("team1", mock_team)),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints.get_mcp_server",
+                AsyncMock(return_value=None),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints.create_mcp_server",
+                AsyncMock(return_value=created_server),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints.global_mcp_server_manager",
+                MagicMock(
+                    add_server=AsyncMock(),
+                    reload_servers_from_database=AsyncMock(),
+                ),
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints.handle_update_object_permission_common",
+                AsyncMock(return_value="new_perm_id"),
+            ),
+        ):
+            await add_mcp_server(payload=payload, user_api_key_dict=user_auth)
+
+            # Verify the team was updated with the new object_permission_id
+            mock_prisma.db.litellm_teamtable.update.assert_called_once_with(
+                where={"team_id": "team1"},
+                data={"object_permission_id": "new_perm_id"},
+            )