diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/router-settings/_components/general_settings.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/router-settings/_components/general_settings.integration.test.tsx
index cf5cad564ea..f6c940a2a71 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/router-settings/_components/general_settings.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/router-settings/_components/general_settings.integration.test.tsx
@@ -184,6 +184,63 @@ it("persists a List setting typed as comma-separated text as a trimmed string ar
   ]);
 });
 
+it("persists a String setting typed into its text input", async () => {
+  vi.mocked(getGeneralSettingsCall).mockResolvedValue([
+    {
+      field_name: "maximum_daily_tag_spend_retention_period",
+      field_type: "String",
+      field_value: null,
+      field_description: "retention",
+      stored_in_db: null,
+    },
+  ]);
+  vi.mocked(updateConfigFieldSetting).mockClear();
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+  renderWithProviders(<GeneralSettings accessToken="token" userRole="Admin" userID="user" />);
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "General" }));
+  const input = await screen.findByRole("textbox", { name: "maximum_daily_tag_spend_retention_period" });
+  expect(input).toHaveValue("");
+  fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "30d" } });
+  await user.click(
+    within(screen.getByRole("row", { name: /maximum_daily_tag_spend_retention_period/ })).getByRole("button", {
+      name: "Update",
+    }),
+  );
+  expect(vi.mocked(updateConfigFieldSetting).mock.calls).toEqual([
+    ["token", "maximum_daily_tag_spend_retention_period", "30d"],
+  ]);
+  expect(screen.getByText("In DB")).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+it("clears a stored String setting when Update is clicked on an emptied input", async () => {
+  vi.mocked(getGeneralSettingsCall).mockResolvedValue([
+    {
+      field_name: "maximum_daily_tag_spend_retention_period",
+      field_type: "String",
+      field_value: "30d",
+      field_description: "retention",
+      stored_in_db: true,
+    },
+  ]);
+  vi.mocked(updateConfigFieldSetting).mockClear();
+  vi.mocked(deleteConfigFieldSetting).mockClear();
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+  renderWithProviders(<GeneralSettings accessToken="token" userRole="Admin" userID="user" />);
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "General" }));
+  const input = await screen.findByRole("textbox", { name: "maximum_daily_tag_spend_retention_period" });
+  expect(input).toHaveValue("30d");
+  fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "" } });
+  await user.click(
+    within(screen.getByRole("row", { name: /maximum_daily_tag_spend_retention_period/ })).getByRole("button", {
+      name: "Update",
+    }),
+  );
+  expect(vi.mocked(deleteConfigFieldSetting).mock.calls).toEqual([
+    ["token", "maximum_daily_tag_spend_retention_period"],
+  ]);
+  expect(updateConfigFieldSetting).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
 it("clears a stored List setting when Update is clicked on an emptied input", async () => {
   vi.mocked(getGeneralSettingsCall).mockResolvedValue([
     {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/router-settings/_components/general_settings.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/router-settings/_components/general_settings.tsx
index 3d0a2e438ac..ad006f9dd6d 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/router-settings/_components/general_settings.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/router-settings/_components/general_settings.tsx
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ const SettingValueEditor: React.FC<{
       />
     );
   }
+  if (setting.field_type === "String") {
+    return (
+      <Input
+        aria-label={setting.field_name}
+        value={setting.field_value ?? ""}
+        onChange={(event) => onChange(setting.field_name, event.target.value === "" ? null : event.target.value)}
+      />
+    );
+  }
   if (setting.field_type === "Select") {
     return (
       <Select value={setting.field_value ?? null} onValueChange={(newValue) => onChange(setting.field_name, newValue)}>
@@ -249,7 +258,7 @@ const GeneralSettings: React.FC<GeneralSettingsPageProps> = ({ accessToken, user
     const fieldValue = setting?.field_value;
 
     if (fieldValue == null) {
-      if (setting?.field_type === "Select" || setting?.field_type === "List") handleResetField(fieldName);
+      if (["Select", "List", "String"].includes(setting?.field_type ?? "")) handleResetField(fieldName);
       return;
     }
     try {