diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index bbf98b68fe4..5f5b015d12c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -2104,7 +2104,6 @@ class ProxyConfig:
                 for alert in _general_settings["alerting"]:
                     if alert not in general_settings["alerting"]:
                         general_settings["alerting"].append(alert)
-
                 proxy_logging_obj.alerting = general_settings["alerting"]
                 proxy_logging_obj.slack_alerting_instance.alerting = general_settings[
                     "alerting"
@@ -2116,6 +2115,12 @@ class ProxyConfig:
                 proxy_logging_obj.slack_alerting_instance.alerting = general_settings[
                     "alerting"
                 ]
+            elif isinstance(general_settings, dict):
+                general_settings["alerting"] = _general_settings["alerting"]
+                proxy_logging_obj.alerting = general_settings["alerting"]
+                proxy_logging_obj.slack_alerting_instance.alerting = general_settings[
+                    "alerting"
+                ]
 
         if "alert_types" in _general_settings:
             general_settings["alert_types"] = _general_settings["alert_types"]