diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/proxySettings/useProxySettings.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/proxySettings/useProxySettings.ts
index 82cefd800f4..038de1242e0 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/proxySettings/useProxySettings.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/proxySettings/useProxySettings.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { fetchProxySettings } from "@/utils/proxyUtils";
-import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { QueryClient, useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { createQueryKeys } from "../common/queryKeysFactory";
 
 export const proxySettingsKeys = createQueryKeys("proxySettings");
@@ -24,3 +24,13 @@ export default function useProxySettings(accessToken: string | null): ProxySetti
   });
   return data ?? EMPTY_PROXY_SETTINGS;
 }
+
+export function ensureProxySettings(
+  queryClient: QueryClient,
+  accessToken: string | null,
+): Promise<ProxySettings | null> {
+  return queryClient.ensureQueryData({
+    queryKey: [...proxySettingsKeys.all, accessToken],
+    queryFn: () => fetchProxySettings(accessToken),
+  });
+}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useLogout.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useLogout.ts
index 8da057ef9be..3bf0a0228cc 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useLogout.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useLogout.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
+import { getProxyBaseUrl } from "@/components/networking";
 import { clearTokenCookies } from "@/utils/cookieUtils";
-import { clearStoredReturnUrl } from "@/utils/returnUrlUtils";
-import useProxySettings from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/proxySettings/useProxySettings";
+import { clearStoredReturnUrl, getLoginUrl } from "@/utils/returnUrlUtils";
+import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import useProxySettings, { ensureProxySettings } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/proxySettings/useProxySettings";
 
 /**
  * Shared sign-out handler. Used by both the top navbar and the sidebar footer so
  * the two entry points can never drift on which client state gets cleared.
  */
-export function useLogout(accessToken: string | null): () => void {
-  const proxySettings = useProxySettings(accessToken);
+export function useLogout(accessToken: string | null): () => Promise<void> {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  useProxySettings(accessToken);
 
-  return () => {
+  return async () => {
+    const settings = await ensureProxySettings(queryClient, accessToken).catch(() => null);
     clearTokenCookies();
     clearStoredReturnUrl();
     localStorage.removeItem("litellm_selected_worker_id");
     localStorage.removeItem("litellm_worker_url");
-    window.location.href = proxySettings.PROXY_LOGOUT_URL || "";
+    window.location.replace(settings?.PROXY_LOGOUT_URL || getLoginUrl(getProxyBaseUrl()));
   };
 }
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.test.tsx
index bbf78aa9bc7..8df278d894a 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.test.tsx
@@ -340,6 +340,38 @@ describe("Navbar", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("should wait for an in-flight proxy settings fetch so a configured logout URL is not skipped", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    vi.mocked(window.location.replace).mockClear();
+
+    const proxyUtils = vi.mocked(await import("@/utils/proxyUtils"));
+    let resolveSettings!: (value: { PROXY_BASE_URL: string; PROXY_LOGOUT_URL: string }) => void;
+    proxyUtils.fetchProxySettings.mockImplementationOnce(
+      () =>
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+          resolveSettings = resolve;
+        }),
+    );
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Navbar {...defaultProps} accessToken="test-token-pending-settings" />);
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /open account menu/i }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("test-user")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByText("Logout"));
+
+    expect(window.location.replace).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    resolveSettings({ PROXY_BASE_URL: "", PROXY_LOGOUT_URL: "https://sso.example.com/logout" });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(window.location.replace).toHaveBeenCalledWith("https://sso.example.com/logout");
+    });
+  });
+
   it("should not render dark mode toggle slider", () => {
     renderWithProviders(<Navbar {...defaultProps} />);
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.tsx
index 5376d1490f7..82e2ed6cbba 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getProxyBaseUrl } from "@/components/networking";
 import { useTheme } from "@/contexts/ThemeContext";
 import { clearTokenCookies } from "@/utils/cookieUtils";
 import { clearStoredReturnUrl, getLoginUrl } from "@/utils/returnUrlUtils";
-import useProxySettings from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/proxySettings/useProxySettings";
+import { useLogout } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useLogout";
 import { DownOutlined, MenuFoldOutlined, MenuUnfoldOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
 import { Tag } from "antd";
 import Link from "next/link";
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const Navbar: React.FC<NavbarProps> = ({
   onToggleSidebar,
 }) => {
   const baseUrl = getProxyBaseUrl();
-  const proxySettings = useProxySettings(accessToken);
+  const handleLogout = useLogout(accessToken);
   const { logoUrl } = useTheme();
   const { data: healthData } = useHealthReadinessDetails(accessToken);
   const version = healthData?.litellm_version;
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@ const Navbar: React.FC<NavbarProps> = ({
 
   const imageUrl = logoUrl || `${baseUrl}/get_image`;
 
-  const handleLogout = () => {
-    clearTokenCookies();
-    clearStoredReturnUrl();
-    localStorage.removeItem("litellm_selected_worker_id");
-    localStorage.removeItem("litellm_worker_url");
-    window.location.replace(proxySettings.PROXY_LOGOUT_URL || getLoginUrl(baseUrl));
-  };
-
   const handleWorkerSwitch = (workerId: string) => {
     clearTokenCookies();
     clearStoredReturnUrl();