diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index e2a770f6b5d..b2e0f667894 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ class LiteLLM_ObjectPermissionTable(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
     vector_stores: Optional[List[str]] = []
     agents: Optional[List[str]] = []
     agent_access_groups: Optional[List[str]] = []
-    mcp_toolsets: Optional[List[str]] = []
+    mcp_toolsets: Optional[List[str]] = None
     blocked_tools: Optional[List[str]] = []