diff --git a/litellm/proxy/config_resolvers/settings_store.py b/litellm/proxy/config_resolvers/settings_store.py
index 3be66821915..91069a7e15e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/config_resolvers/settings_store.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/config_resolvers/settings_store.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class SettingsStore(MutableMapping[str, JsonValue]):
         self._clear_runtime_keys(changed)
 
     def unmanaged_db_keys(self) -> tuple[str, ...]:
-        return tuple(sorted(self._unmanaged_db_keys))
+        return tuple(sorted(key for key in self._unmanaged_db_keys if not self.owned_by_config(key)))
 
     def _db_manages(self, row: DbRow, key: str) -> bool:
         return row != self._section or self._managed_db_keys is None or key in self._managed_db_keys
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/config_resolvers/test_settings_store.py b/tests/unit/proxy/config_resolvers/test_settings_store.py
index f6b8f672a04..27ca7d4a583 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/config_resolvers/test_settings_store.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/config_resolvers/test_settings_store.py
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ def test_settings_store_ignores_stored_keys_outside_its_managed_db_keys_and_stil
 
     assert dict(store) == {"enforce_user_param": True, "max_parallel_requests": 5}
     assert store.source("enforce_user_param") == "config"
+    assert store.unmanaged_db_keys() == ()
 
 
 def test_settings_store_managed_db_keys_leave_other_rows_and_unrestricted_stores_whole() -> None: