diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 5ee3b751ff6..bb4bfe47a05 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -831,7 +831,10 @@ async def user_api_key_auth(
                     raise Exception(
                         f"This key is made for LiteLLM UI, Tried to access route: {route}. Not allowed"
                     )
-        return UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key=api_key, **valid_token_dict)
+        if valid_token_dict is not None:
+            return UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key=api_key, **valid_token_dict)
+        else:
+            raise Exception()
     except Exception as e:
         # verbose_proxy_logger.debug(f"An exception occurred - {traceback.format_exc()}")
         traceback.print_exc()
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index ee5e323e8ef..81130787d07 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ class PrismaClient:
                     t.rpm_limit AS team_rpm_limit,
                     m.aliases as team_model_aliases
                     FROM "LiteLLM_VerificationToken" AS v
-                    INNER JOIN "LiteLLM_TeamTable" AS t ON v.team_id = t.team_id
+                    LEFT JOIN "LiteLLM_TeamTable" AS t ON v.team_id = t.team_id
                     LEFT JOIN "LiteLLM_ModelTable" m ON t.model_id = m.id
                     WHERE v.token = '{token}'
                     """