diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 45c4ddf6f3f..351f19e1638 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -8509,11 +8509,16 @@ class ProxyConfig:
                 "is ignored. %s",
                 key,
                 "The config file's value applies. Remove the stored copy with POST /config/field/delete."
-                if self.settings.owned_by_config(key)
+                if self._config_sets_ignored_db_key(key)
                 else "Set it in the config file to use it, or remove it with POST /config/field/delete.",
             )
         self._warned_unmanaged_keys = unmanaged
 
+    def _config_sets_ignored_db_key(self, key: str) -> bool:
+        return self.settings.owned_by_config(key) or (
+            key in _GENERAL_SETTINGS_UI_LITELLM_FIELDS and self.config_owns(section_name="litellm_settings", key=key)
+        )
+
     def _prepared_db_settings_values(self, section: Section, value: object) -> Mapping[str, SettingsJsonValue]:
         scrubbed: Final = _scrub_db_overlay_remote_module_loads(section=section, db_value=value)
         return _as_settings_mapping(scrubbed)
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/proxy_server/test_proxy_config.py b/tests/unit/proxy/proxy_server/test_proxy_config.py
index 08c43164f47..a4f81c1645b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/proxy_server/test_proxy_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/proxy_server/test_proxy_config.py
@@ -4403,6 +4403,25 @@ async def test_ProxyConfig__update_general_settings_warns_about_an_ignored_store
     ]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_ProxyConfig__update_general_settings_says_the_config_file_applies_for_a_stored_ui_field_it_sets(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+) -> None:
+    pc: Final = ProxyConfig()
+    pc._load_yaml_settings_stores({"general_settings": {}, "litellm_settings": {"budget_rollover": True}})
+    monkeypatch.setattr("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings", pc.settings)
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="LiteLLM Proxy"):
+        await pc._update_general_settings({"budget_rollover": False})
+
+    warnings: Final = [record.getMessage() for record in caplog.records if "budget_rollover" in record.getMessage()]
+    assert warnings == [
+        "general_settings.budget_rollover is stored in the database, but the proxy does not apply that stored "
+        "value, so it is ignored. The config file's value applies. Remove the stored copy with POST "
+        "/config/field/delete."
+    ]
+
+
 def _paused_scheduler(monkeypatch):
     from apscheduler.schedulers.asyncio import AsyncIOScheduler
 
@@ -5011,8 +5030,8 @@ async def test_ProxyConfig__update_config_from_db_keeps_keys_the_config_file_omi
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("ui_settings_already_synced", [False, True])
 async def test_ProxyConfig_add_deployment_continues_after_null_pass_through_endpoints(
-    monkeypatch, ui_settings_already_synced
-):
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, ui_settings_already_synced: bool
+) -> None:
     from litellm.proxy import proxy_server
 
     pc = ProxyConfig()
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_server_endpoints_and_startup.py b/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_server_endpoints_and_startup.py
index cdc3887448e..f33a38df00d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_server_endpoints_and_startup.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_server_endpoints_and_startup.py
@@ -3757,7 +3757,9 @@ async def test_db_reload_keeps_the_resolved_value_of_a_config_owned_env_referenc
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_db_reload_of_a_json_string_general_settings_row_reports_no_ignored_keys(monkeypatch):
+async def test_db_reload_of_a_json_string_general_settings_row_reports_no_ignored_keys(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
     from litellm.proxy import proxy_server as proxy_server_module
     from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import ProxyConfig