diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/AdminSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/AdminSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings.test.tsx
index f28891a5da5..ae981aa9767 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/AdminSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/AdminSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings.test.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,29 @@ describe("WebSearchInterceptionSettings", () => {
     expect(mockMutate.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual(ENABLED_PAYLOAD);
   });
 
+  it("ignores stored values whose types do not match the field", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(useWebSearchInterceptionSettings).mockReturnValue({
+      data: {
+        ...storedSettings,
+        values: {
+          enabled: "yes",
+          enabled_providers: "bedrock",
+          search_tool_name: 7,
+          max_agentic_loops: "3",
+        },
+      },
+      isLoading: false,
+      isError: false,
+      error: null,
+    } as any);
+
+    await renderSettings();
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("switch")).not.toBeChecked();
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText(/max agentic loops/i)).toHaveValue(null);
+    expect(screen.queryByText("bedrock")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("reseeds the form when the stored settings change underneath it", async () => {
     vi.mocked(useWebSearchInterceptionSettings).mockReturnValue({
       data: { ...storedSettings, values: { ...storedSettings.values, max_agentic_loops: 3 } },
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/AdminSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/AdminSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings.tsx
index ce2141253ba..3e9e04e720b 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/AdminSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/AdminSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings/WebSearchInterceptionSettings.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ interface WebSearchInterceptionFormValues {
   max_agentic_loops: number | null;
 }
 
-const NO_STORED_VALUES: WebSearchInterceptionStoredValues = {};
+const NO_STORED_VALUES: Readonly<Record<string, unknown>> = {};
 
 const MAX_AGENTIC_LOOPS_MIN = 1;
 
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ const labelWithHint = (label: string, hint: string): React.ReactNode => (
 const parseLoops = (raw: string, rawAsNumber: number): number | null =>
   raw === "" || Number.isNaN(rawAsNumber) ? null : rawAsNumber;
 
+const isStringArray = (value: unknown): value is string[] =>
+  Array.isArray(value) && value.every((entry) => typeof entry === "string");
+
+const toStoredValues = (raw: Readonly<Record<string, unknown>>): WebSearchInterceptionStoredValues => ({
+  enabled: typeof raw.enabled === "boolean" ? raw.enabled : undefined,
+  enabled_providers: isStringArray(raw.enabled_providers) ? raw.enabled_providers : undefined,
+  search_tool_name: typeof raw.search_tool_name === "string" ? raw.search_tool_name : null,
+  max_agentic_loops: typeof raw.max_agentic_loops === "number" ? raw.max_agentic_loops : null,
+});
+
 const toFormValues = (values: WebSearchInterceptionStoredValues): WebSearchInterceptionFormValues => ({
   enabled: values.enabled ?? false,
   enabled_providers: values.enabled_providers ?? [],
@@ -282,7 +292,7 @@ export default function WebSearchInterceptionSettings() {
     );
   }
 
-  const values: WebSearchInterceptionStoredValues = data?.values ?? NO_STORED_VALUES;
+  const values: WebSearchInterceptionStoredValues = toStoredValues(data?.values ?? NO_STORED_VALUES);
 
   return (
     <div className="w-full">