diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/page.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/page.tsx
index f3f1e79ac2a..50cee215eb9 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/page.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import GuardrailsPanel from "@/components/guardrails";
 import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 
 const GuardrailsPage = () => {
-  const { accessToken, userRole } = useAuthorized();
+  const { accessToken } = useAuthorized();
 
-  return <GuardrailsPanel accessToken={accessToken} userRole={userRole} />;
+  return <GuardrailsPanel accessToken={accessToken} />;
 };
 
 export default GuardrailsPage;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails.tsx
index c2bc4a903a9..f171bbc3e56 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { getGuardrailsList, deleteGuardrailCall } from "./networking";
 import AddGuardrailForm from "./guardrails/add_guardrail_form";
 import GuardrailTable from "./guardrails/guardrail_table";
 import { isAdminRole } from "@/utils/roles";
+import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 import GuardrailInfoView from "./guardrails/guardrail_info";
 import GuardrailTestPlayground from "./guardrails/GuardrailTestPlayground";
 import NotificationsManager from "./molecules/notifications_manager";
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ import { TeamGuardrailsTab } from "./guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab";
 
 interface GuardrailsPanelProps {
   accessToken: string | null;
-  userRole?: string;
 }
 
 interface GuardrailItem {
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ interface GuardrailsResponse {
   guardrails: Guardrail[];
 }
 
-const GuardrailsPanel: React.FC<GuardrailsPanelProps> = ({ accessToken, userRole }) => {
+const GuardrailsPanel: React.FC<GuardrailsPanelProps> = ({ accessToken }) => {
+  const { userRole } = useAuthorized();
   const [guardrailsList, setGuardrailsList] = useState<Guardrail[]>([]);
   const [isAddModalVisible, setIsAddModalVisible] = useState(false);
   const [isCustomCodeModalVisible, setIsCustomCodeModalVisible] = useState(false);
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ const GuardrailsPanel: React.FC<GuardrailsPanelProps> = ({ accessToken, userRole
           {
             key: "submitted",
             label: "Submitted Guardrails",
-            children: <TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken={accessToken} userRole={userRole} />,
+            children: <TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken={accessToken} />,
           },
         ]}
       />
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab.tsx
index 8ba26553c42..1be00b2a357 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import NotificationsManager from "@/components/molecules/notifications_manager";
 import TeamDropdown from "@/components/common_components/team_dropdown";
 import { useRegisterGuardrail } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/guardrails/useRegisterGuardrail";
+import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 import { isAdminRole } from "@/utils/roles";
 
 type GuardrailStatus = "active" | "pending" | "rejected";
@@ -805,10 +806,10 @@ function ConfirmDialog({
 
 interface TeamGuardrailsTabProps {
   accessToken: string | null;
-  userRole?: string;
 }
 
-export function TeamGuardrailsTab({ accessToken, userRole }: TeamGuardrailsTabProps) {
+export function TeamGuardrailsTab({ accessToken }: TeamGuardrailsTabProps) {
+  const { userRole } = useAuthorized();
   const isAdmin = userRole ? isAdminRole(userRole) : false;
   const [guardrails, setGuardrails] = useState<TeamGuardrail[]>([]);
   const [summary, setSummary] = useState({
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/tests/team_guardrails_tab.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/tests/team_guardrails_tab.test.tsx
index fe18b6e3009..d499e64e3da 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/tests/team_guardrails_tab.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/tests/team_guardrails_tab.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 import { renderWithProviders, screen } from "./test-utils";
 import { TeamGuardrailsTab } from "../src/components/guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab";
+import useAuthorized from "../src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 
 vi.mock("../src/components/networking", () => ({
   listGuardrailSubmissions: vi.fn(),
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ vi.mock("../src/components/common_components/team_dropdown", () => ({
   default: () => null,
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized", () => ({
+  default: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
 import { listGuardrailSubmissions } from "../src/components/networking";
 
 const pendingSubmission = {
@@ -37,7 +42,19 @@ const pendingSubmission = {
   submitted_at: "2026-05-09T00:00:00Z",
 };
 
+const baseAuth = {
+  token: "test-token",
+  accessToken: "test-token",
+  userId: "user-1",
+  userEmail: "user@example.com",
+  premiumUser: false,
+  disabledPersonalKeyCreation: null,
+  showSSOBanner: false,
+};
+
 describe("TeamGuardrailsTab — approve/reject role gate", () => {
+  const mockUseAuthorized = vi.mocked(useAuthorized);
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     vi.mocked(listGuardrailSubmissions).mockResolvedValue({
@@ -47,11 +64,9 @@ describe("TeamGuardrailsTab — approve/reject role gate", () => {
   });
 
   it("hides Approve and Reject buttons for an internal user on a pending submission", async () => {
-    renderWithProviders(
-      <TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken="test-token" userRole="Internal User" />
-    );
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({ ...baseAuth, userRole: "Internal User" });
+    renderWithProviders(<TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken="test-token" />);
 
-    // Wait for the submission row to render
     await screen.findByText("test-pending-guardrail");
 
     expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /approve/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -59,9 +74,8 @@ describe("TeamGuardrailsTab — approve/reject role gate", () => {
   });
 
   it("shows Approve and Reject buttons for an admin on a pending submission", async () => {
-    renderWithProviders(
-      <TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken="test-token" userRole="Admin" />
-    );
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({ ...baseAuth, userRole: "Admin" });
+    renderWithProviders(<TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken="test-token" />);
 
     await screen.findByText("test-pending-guardrail");
 
@@ -70,6 +84,7 @@ describe("TeamGuardrailsTab — approve/reject role gate", () => {
   });
 
   it("hides Approve and Reject buttons when userRole is undefined (defaults to non-admin)", async () => {
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({ ...baseAuth, userRole: undefined });
     renderWithProviders(<TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken="test-token" />);
 
     await screen.findByText("test-pending-guardrail");