diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index cc44a86c691..a31b6f834b3 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -660,6 +660,11 @@ class LiteLLMRoutes(enum.Enum):
         KeyManagementRoutes.AUTO_ROUTER_MANAGE.value,
     ]
 
+    team_service_account_key_routes = [
+        KeyManagementRoutes.KEY_GENERATE.value,
+        KeyManagementRoutes.KEY_UPDATE.value,
+    ]
+
     management_routes = (
         [
             # user
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
index 001ab9a30b0..1b9fd7c42bf 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/route_checks.py
@@ -328,7 +328,9 @@ class RouteChecks:
             pass  # authN/authZ handled by api itself
         elif RouteChecks.check_passthrough_route_access(route=route, user_api_key_dict=valid_token) or (
             valid_token.is_team_service_account
-            and RouteChecks.check_route_access(route=route, allowed_routes=LiteLLMRoutes.key_management_routes.value)
+            and RouteChecks.check_route_access(
+                route=route, allowed_routes=LiteLLMRoutes.team_service_account_key_routes.value
+            )
         ):
             pass
         elif valid_token.allowed_routes is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_route_checks.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_route_checks.py
index b1405fc35cb..72c59223549 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_route_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_route_checks.py
@@ -3993,8 +3993,10 @@ def test_team_service_account_key_allowed_key_management_routes(route):
     assert result is None
 
 
-def test_team_service_account_key_rejected_for_non_key_management_route():
-    """The service account carve-out does not extend past key-management routes."""
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("route", ["/team/new", "/spend/logs", "/key/delete", "/key/regenerate"])
+def test_team_service_account_key_rejected_outside_generate_and_update(route):
+    """The service account carve-out covers only /key/generate and /key/update; other
+    key-management routes lack team scoping for a userless caller and stay denied."""
     valid_token = UserAPIKeyAuth(
         api_key="sk",
         team_id="t1",
@@ -4008,7 +4010,7 @@ def test_team_service_account_key_rejected_for_non_key_management_route():
         RouteChecks.non_proxy_admin_allowed_routes_check(
             user_obj=None,
             _user_role=None,
-            route="/team/new",
+            route=route,
             request=request,
             valid_token=valid_token,
             request_data={},