diff --git a/enterprise/litellm_enterprise/proxy/management_endpoints/project_endpoints.py b/enterprise/litellm_enterprise/proxy/management_endpoints/project_endpoints.py
index d652670c220..87b467cce4f 100644
--- a/enterprise/litellm_enterprise/proxy/management_endpoints/project_endpoints.py
+++ b/enterprise/litellm_enterprise/proxy/management_endpoints/project_endpoints.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from litellm._uuid import uuid
 from litellm.proxy._types import *
 from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_checks import delete_cached_project_object
 from litellm.proxy.auth.user_api_key_auth import user_api_key_auth
-from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.common_utils import _is_user_team_admin, _set_object_metadata_field
+from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.common_utils import _set_object_metadata_field
 from litellm.proxy.management_helpers.utils import (
     management_endpoint_wrapper,
 )
@@ -114,7 +114,11 @@ async def _check_user_permission_for_project(
         return False
 
     team: Final = LiteLLM_TeamTable.model_validate(team_row.model_dump())
-    return _is_user_team_admin(user_api_key_dict, team) or user_api_key_dict.user_id in (team.admins or [])
+    is_role_admin: Final = any(
+        member.user_id is not None and member.user_id == user_api_key_dict.user_id and member.role == "admin"
+        for member in team.members_with_roles
+    )
+    return is_role_admin or user_api_key_dict.user_id in (team.admins or [])
 
 
 async def _validate_team_exists(