diff --git a/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py
index a641fb1c69f..386ab2bf044 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py
@@ -458,11 +458,22 @@ async def create_file(  # noqa: PLR0915
         team_metadata = user_api_key_dict.team_metadata or {}
         enforced_file_expiry = team_metadata.get("enforced_file_expires_after")
         if enforced_file_expiry is not None:
+            if "anchor" not in enforced_file_expiry or "seconds" not in enforced_file_expiry:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=400,
+                    detail={
+                        "error": "enforced_file_expires_after must contain 'anchor' and 'seconds' keys",
+                    },
+                )
             expires_after = FileExpiresAfter(
                 anchor=enforced_file_expiry["anchor"],
                 seconds=enforced_file_expiry["seconds"],
             )
 
+        verbose_proxy_logger.info(
+            "create_file expires_after: %s", expires_after
+        )
+
         _create_file_request = CreateFileRequest(
             file=file_data,
             purpose=cast(CREATE_FILE_REQUESTS_PURPOSE, purpose),