diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.test.ts
index 459492f9edd..2f4d41f8bb3 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.test.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.test.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,38 @@ describe("networking - expired session handling", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("loginCall - setTokenCookie integration", () => {
+  const originalFetch = global.fetch;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    global.fetch = originalFetch;
+  });
+
+  it("calls setTokenCookie when response includes token", async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ redirect_url: "/ui/?login=success", token: "my-jwt" }),
+    }) as any;
+    const { setTokenCookie } = await import("@/utils/cookieUtils");
+    await Networking.loginCall("admin", "pass");
+    expect(setTokenCookie).toHaveBeenCalledWith("my-jwt");
+  });
+
+  it("does not call setTokenCookie when response has no token", async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ redirect_url: "/ui/?login=success" }),
+    }) as any;
+    const { setTokenCookie } = await import("@/utils/cookieUtils");
+    await Networking.loginCall("admin", "pass");
+    expect(setTokenCookie).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("daily activity helpers", () => {
   const startTime = new Date("2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z");
   const endTime = new Date("2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z");
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts
index 9a6f34a0acc..c1a9803d615 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function clearTokenCookies() {
 export function setTokenCookie(token: string) {
   if (typeof window === "undefined" || typeof document === "undefined") return;
   const isSecure = window.location.protocol === "https:";
-  document.cookie = `token=${token}; Path=/; SameSite=Lax${isSecure ? "; Secure" : ""}`;
+  document.cookie = `token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}; Path=/; SameSite=Lax${isSecure ? "; Secure" : ""}`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ export function setTokenCookie(token: string) {
 export function getCookie(name: string) {
   if (typeof document === "undefined") return null;
   const cookieValue = document.cookie.split("; ").find((row) => row.startsWith(name + "="));
-  return cookieValue ? cookieValue.split("=")[1] : null;
+  return cookieValue ? decodeURIComponent(cookieValue.split("=")[1]) : null;
 }