diff --git a/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/provider_create_fields.json b/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/provider_create_fields.json
index c7f88c9e826..a23775f122d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/provider_create_fields.json
+++ b/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/provider_create_fields.json
@@ -2609,7 +2609,7 @@
       },
       {
         "key": "api_base",
-        "label": "API Base",
+        "label": "API Base (Optional)",
         "placeholder": null,
         "tooltip": "Supports custom API base for Google Private API endpoints.",
         "required": false,
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/ModelsAndEndpointsView.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/ModelsAndEndpointsView.tsx
index 4f33ba6585d..4d400ba680e 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/ModelsAndEndpointsView.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/ModelsAndEndpointsView.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const ModelsAndEndpointsView: React.FC<ModelDashboardProps> = ({
   const [providerModels, setProviderModels] = useState<Array<string>>([]); // Explicitly typing providerModels as a string array
 
   const [providerSettings, setProviderSettings] = useState<ProviderSettings[]>([]);
-  const [selectedProvider, setSelectedProvider] = useState<Providers>(Providers.OpenAI);
+  const [selectedProvider, setSelectedProvider] = useState<Providers>(Providers.Anthropic);
   const [editModalVisible, setEditModalVisible] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
   const [selectedModel, setSelectedModel] = useState<any>(null);