diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index e5712f9c000..5a258d74181 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -3354,6 +3354,7 @@ async def _check_team_member_model_budget(
     """
     if (
         team_object is None
+        or team_object.team_id is None
         or valid_token is None
         or valid_token.user_id is None
         or model is None