diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_tracking_utils.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_tracking_utils.py
index bea1f8e2d6c..6cdf9e3fe7e 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_tracking_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_tracking_utils.py
@@ -2789,6 +2789,7 @@ def test_get_logging_payload_batch_attribution_keeps_verification_token_hash():
     parsed_meta = json.loads(payload["metadata"])
     assert parsed_meta["user_api_key"] == token_hash
     assert parsed_meta["user_api_key_alias"] == "batch-creator"
+    assert parsed_meta["user_api_key_user_email"] == "alice@example.com"
 
 
 def test_get_spend_logs_metadata_provenance_bypass_requires_hash_match():