diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.test.tsx
index 724c961bbdc..7f61dcaa809 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.test.tsx
@@ -776,5 +776,65 @@ describe("KeyInfoView", () => {
         expect.objectContaining({ policies: [] }),
       );
     });
+
+    it("should drop allowed_routes when the submitted value matches the existing key", async () => {
+      const keyData: KeyResponse = {
+        ...MOCK_KEY_DATA,
+        user_id: "proxy-admin-user",
+        allowed_routes: ["management_routes"],
+      } as KeyResponse;
+
+      await enterEditMode(keyData);
+      await editViewMocks.onSubmit!({
+        key: keyData.token,
+        token: keyData.token,
+        allowed_routes: ["management_routes"],
+      });
+
+      expect(keyUpdateCall).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        expect.not.objectContaining({ allowed_routes: expect.anything() }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should drop empty allowed_routes when the key previously had no route override", async () => {
+      const keyData: KeyResponse = {
+        ...MOCK_KEY_DATA,
+        user_id: "proxy-admin-user",
+        allowed_routes: [],
+      } as KeyResponse;
+
+      await enterEditMode(keyData);
+      await editViewMocks.onSubmit!({
+        key: keyData.token,
+        token: keyData.token,
+        allowed_routes: [],
+      });
+
+      expect(keyUpdateCall).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        expect.not.objectContaining({ allowed_routes: expect.anything() }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should keep allowed_routes when the user clears an existing route override", async () => {
+      const keyData: KeyResponse = {
+        ...MOCK_KEY_DATA,
+        user_id: "proxy-admin-user",
+        allowed_routes: ["management_routes"],
+      } as KeyResponse;
+
+      await enterEditMode(keyData);
+      await editViewMocks.onSubmit!({
+        key: keyData.token,
+        token: keyData.token,
+        allowed_routes: [],
+      });
+
+      expect(keyUpdateCall).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        expect.objectContaining({ allowed_routes: [] }),
+      );
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx
index 492e43cbc81..175f03b489f 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,33 @@ const isEmptyValue = (v: unknown): boolean =>
   (Array.isArray(v) && v.length === 0) ||
   (typeof v === "string" && v.trim() === "");
 
+const normalizeStringList = (value: unknown): string[] => {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return value
+      .map((entry) => (typeof entry === "string" ? entry.trim() : ""))
+      .filter((entry) => entry.length > 0);
+  }
+
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    return value
+      .split(",")
+      .map((entry) => entry.trim())
+      .filter((entry) => entry.length > 0);
+  }
+
+  return [];
+};
+
+const areStringListsEqual = (left: unknown, right: unknown): boolean => {
+  const normalizedLeft = normalizeStringList(left);
+  const normalizedRight = normalizeStringList(right);
+
+  return (
+    normalizedLeft.length === normalizedRight.length &&
+    normalizedLeft.every((entry, index) => entry === normalizedRight[index])
+  );
+};
+
 /**
  * ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  * @deprecated
@@ -174,6 +201,13 @@ export default function KeyInfoView({
         }
       }
 
+      // The edit form always includes allowed_routes. If the user didn't change it,
+      // strip it from the payload so non-admin editors don't trip the backend
+      // "setting allowed_routes" permission check on a no-op save.
+      if (areStringListsEqual(formValues.allowed_routes, currentKeyData.allowed_routes)) {
+        delete formValues.allowed_routes;
+      }
+
       // Handle max budget empty string
       formValues.max_budget = mapEmptyStringToNull(formValues.max_budget);