diff --git a/common/auth.py b/common/auth.py
index 0f82f3d..fa53262 100644
--- a/common/auth.py
+++ b/common/auth.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 from loguru import logger
 from typing import Optional
 
-from endpoints.OAI.types.auth import AuthPermissionResponse
-
 
 class AuthKeys(BaseModel):
     """
@@ -82,9 +80,9 @@ async def validate_key_permission(test_key: str):
         test_key = test_key.split(" ")[1]
 
     if AUTH_KEYS.verify_key(test_key, "admin_key"):
-        return AuthPermissionResponse(permission="admin")
+        return "admin"
     elif AUTH_KEYS.verify_key(test_key, "api_key"):
-        return AuthPermissionResponse(permission="api")
+        return "api"
     else:
         raise ValueError("The provided authentication key is invalid.")
 
diff --git a/endpoints/OAI/app.py b/endpoints/OAI/app.py
index ec98ffe..28ee9d1 100644
--- a/endpoints/OAI/app.py
+++ b/endpoints/OAI/app.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from common.utils import (
     handle_request_error,
     unwrap,
 )
+from endpoints.OAI.types.auth import AuthPermissionResponse
 from endpoints.OAI.types.completion import CompletionRequest
 from endpoints.OAI.types.chat_completion import ChatCompletionRequest
 from endpoints.OAI.types.lora import (
@@ -419,8 +420,8 @@ async def get_key_permission(
     test_key = coalesce(x_admin_key, x_api_key, authorization)
 
     try:
-        response = await validate_key_permission(test_key)
-        return response
+        permission = await validate_key_permission(test_key)
+        return AuthPermissionResponse(permission=permission)
     except ValueError as exc:
         error_message = handle_request_error(str(exc)).error.message