diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
index d621b9f4bc7..758426ecc99 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
@@ -2708,13 +2708,13 @@ async def _validate_update_key_caller_access(
         user_api_key_cache=user_api_key_cache,
         check_db_only=True,
     )
-    if team_obj is None or not (
+    if team_obj is None or not (  # pyright: ignore[reportUnnecessaryComparison]  # get_team_object returns None when the team row is missing despite the non-Optional annotation
         _is_user_team_admin(user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict, team_obj=team_obj)
         or await _is_user_org_admin_for_team(user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict, team_obj=team_obj)
     ):
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=403,
-            detail={
+            detail={  # mutable-ok: FastAPI detail contract
                 "error": f"Only proxy admins, team admins, or org admins can call /key/update. "
                 f"user_role={user_api_key_dict.user_role}, user_id={user_api_key_dict.user_id}"
             },