diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/scim/scim_v2.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/scim/scim_v2.py
index 726487adbcc..fea1b71d6c1 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/scim/scim_v2.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/scim/scim_v2.py
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ def _new_team_request_with_defaults(
             "team_alias": team_alias,
             "members_with_roles": members_with_roles,
             "metadata": metadata,
-            **({"organization_id": organization_id} if organization_id is not None else {}),
+            "organization_id": organization_id if organization_id is not None else defaults.get("organization_id"),
         }
     )