diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.test.tsx
index d7322d6d760..35f87e8770e 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.test.tsx
@@ -854,4 +854,20 @@ describe("refetch button", () => {
 
     expect(mockRefetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
+
+  it("should show Fetch button enabled on error so user can retry", () => {
+    mockUseKeys.mockReturnValue({
+      data: null,
+      isPending: false,
+      isFetching: false,
+      isError: true,
+      refetch: vi.fn(),
+    } as any);
+
+    renderWithProviders(<VirtualKeysTable {...defaultMockProps} />);
+
+    const fetchButton = screen.getByTitle("Fetch data");
+    expect(fetchButton).not.toBeDisabled();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Fetch")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.tsx
index b4588a899d4..d9c590938fb 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.tsx
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export function VirtualKeysTable({ teams, organizations, onSortChange, currentSo
     data: keys,
     isPending: isLoading,
     isFetching,
+    isError,
     refetch,
   } = useKeys(tablePagination.pageIndex + 1, tablePagination.pageSize, {
     sortBy: sortBy || undefined,
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ export function VirtualKeysTable({ teams, organizations, onSortChange, currentSo
   // Defer the transition so the button stays in loading state until the table
   // has rendered with the new data (mirrors the spend-logs pattern)
   const isFetchingDeferred = useDeferredValue(isFetching);
-  const isButtonLoading = isFetching || isFetchingDeferred;
+  const isButtonLoading = (isFetching || isFetchingDeferred) && !isError;
 
   const handleRefresh = () => {
     refetch();