diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index 585de7fff5..352ce18827 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -2962,8 +2962,11 @@ def text_completion(
 
 
 ##### Moderation #######################
-@client
-def moderation(input: str, model: str, api_key: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs):
+
+
+def moderation(
+    input: str, model: Optional[str] = None, api_key: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs
+):
     # only supports open ai for now
     api_key = (
         api_key or litellm.api_key or litellm.openai_key or get_secret("OPENAI_API_KEY")
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
index 8d35bcae81..d94f987db7 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ model_list:
       api_key: os.environ/AZURE_API_KEY # The `os.environ/` prefix tells litellm to read this from the env. See https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/simple_proxy#load-api-keys-from-vault
     model_info:
       base_model: azure/gpt-4
+  - model_name: text-moderation-stable
+    litellm_params:
+      model: text-moderation-stable
+      api_key: os.environ/OPENAI_API_KEY
 litellm_settings:
   fallbacks: [{"openai-gpt-3.5": ["azure-gpt-3.5"]}]
   success_callback: ['langfuse']
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_completion.py b/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
index e93b00ef67..17ced73821 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
@@ -2093,10 +2093,6 @@ def test_completion_cloudflare():
 
 
 def test_moderation():
-    import openai
-
-    openai.api_type = "azure"
-    openai.api_version = "GM"
     response = litellm.moderation(input="i'm ishaan cto of litellm")
     print(response)
     output = response.results[0]