diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/fallback_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/fallback_management_endpoints.py
index 0a73731822f..fe8532185d9 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/fallback_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/fallback_management_endpoints.py
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ async def _reload_config_file_ownership(proxy_config: "ProxyConfig") -> None:
 
 
 async def _stored_router_settings(prisma_client: PrismaClient) -> Mapping[str, JsonValue]:
-    row: Final = await ConfigRepository(prisma_client, use_writer=True).get_param(ROUTER_SETTINGS_PARAM)
+    try:
+        row: Final = await ConfigRepository(prisma_client, use_writer=True).get_param(ROUTER_SETTINGS_PARAM)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return {}
     if row is None or not isinstance(row.param_value, Mapping):
         return {}
     return _STORED_ROUTER_SETTINGS.validate_python(row.param_value)
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/test_fallback_management_endpoints.py b/tests/unit/proxy/test_fallback_management_endpoints.py
index 8feecfe2f9f..5661487cf14 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/test_fallback_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/test_fallback_management_endpoints.py
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class TestFallbackWritesSeeTheLatestStoredRules:
 
         assert stored.stored_fallbacks() == [GATEWAY_RULE]
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("param_value", [None, ["team-primary"], 7])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("param_value", [None, ["team-primary"], 7, "not json"])
     async def test_a_create_replaces_a_stored_row_that_is_not_an_object(self, param_value: JsonValue) -> None:
         stored: Final = _StoredRouterSettings(None)
         stored.row = SimpleNamespace(param_name="router_settings", param_value=param_value)