diff --git a/litellm/integrations/shadow_eval_logger.py b/litellm/integrations/shadow_eval_logger.py
index 059141b3c57..df0e7366689 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/shadow_eval_logger.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/shadow_eval_logger.py
@@ -605,8 +605,10 @@ class ShadowEvalLogger(CustomLogger):
         # attributed to, and budget-checked against, the key whose traffic it copies.
         # The router's pre-routing hook also writes its routing decision into this dict;
         # read it back after the call for tier attribution.
-        shadow_metadata: Final[dict[str, object]] = sanitized_forwardable_call_metadata(  # mutable-ok: router writes back
-            parent_metadata, SHADOW_EVAL_ROUTER_CALL_ORIGIN
+        shadow_metadata: Final[dict[str, object]] = (
+            sanitized_forwardable_call_metadata(  # mutable-ok: router writes back
+                parent_metadata, SHADOW_EVAL_ROUTER_CALL_ORIGIN
+            )
         )
         shadow_params: Final = {  # mutable-ok: splatted as kwargs
             k: v for k, v in model_parameters.items() if k not in ("stream", "metadata")
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/CostOptimizationView.activity.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/CostOptimizationView.activity.test.tsx
index 4a8af9eff22..04dad46a522 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/CostOptimizationView.activity.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/CostOptimizationView.activity.test.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 const mockUserDailyActivityCall = vi.fn();
 
-vi.mock("@/components/networking", () => ({
-  userDailyActivityCall: (...args: unknown[]) => mockUserDailyActivityCall(...args),
-  getToolSpend: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ by_tool: [], daily: [], start_date: null, end_date: null }),
-  getGeneralSettingsCall: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
-}));
+vi.mock("@/components/networking", () => {
+  const emptyToolSpend = { by_tool: [], daily: [], start_date: null, end_date: null };
+  return {
+    userDailyActivityCall: (...args: unknown[]) => mockUserDailyActivityCall(...args),
+    getToolSpend: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(emptyToolSpend),
+    getGeneralSettingsCall: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+  };
+});
 
 vi.mock("@/components/shared/advanced_date_picker", () => ({
   __esModule: true,
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/ShadowEvalSection.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/ShadowEvalSection.tsx
index 5677173f01f..163acf38989 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/ShadowEvalSection.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/cost-optimization/_components/ShadowEvalSection.tsx
@@ -265,6 +265,15 @@ const VerdictBar: React.FC<{ results: NonNullable<ShadowEvalJob["results"]> }> =
   );
 };
 
+const JobFailureBanner: React.FC<{ job: ShadowEvalJob }> = ({ job }) => {
+  if (job.failed_count === 0 || !job.last_error) return null;
+  return (
+    <p className="border-b bg-red-50 px-6 py-2 text-xs text-destructive">
+      Last failure: <span className="font-mono">{job.last_error}</span>
+    </p>
+  );
+};
+
 const JobResults: React.FC<{
   job: ShadowEvalJob;
   onStop: () => void;
@@ -298,11 +307,7 @@ const JobResults: React.FC<{
         ) : null}
       </div>
 
-      {job.failed_count > 0 && job.last_error ? (
-        <p className="border-b bg-red-50 px-6 py-2 text-xs text-destructive">
-          Last failure: <span className="font-mono">{job.last_error}</span>
-        </p>
-      ) : null}
+      <JobFailureBanner job={job} />
 
       {results && results.groups.length > 0 ? (
         <>
@@ -633,6 +638,8 @@ const ShadowEvalSection: React.FC<ShadowEvalSectionProps> = ({ accessToken }) =>
   const latest = useMemo(() => jobs?.[0] ?? null, [jobs]);
   const previous = useMemo(() => jobs?.slice(1) ?? [], [jobs]);
   const { data: latestDetail } = useShadowEvalJob(accessToken, latest?.job_id ?? null);
+  const latestJobIsFinished =
+    latestDetail != null && latestDetail.status !== "pending" && latestDetail.status !== "running";
 
   if (error instanceof ApiError && error.status === 403) return null; // admin-only section
 
@@ -657,9 +664,7 @@ const ShadowEvalSection: React.FC<ShadowEvalSectionProps> = ({ accessToken }) =>
         />
       ) : null}
 
-      {!latest || (latestDetail && latestDetail.status !== "pending" && latestDetail.status !== "running") ? (
-        <StartForm accessToken={accessToken} />
-      ) : null}
+      {!latest || latestJobIsFinished ? <StartForm accessToken={accessToken} /> : null}
 
       <PreviousJobs accessToken={accessToken} jobs={previous} />
     </div>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
index 4f9ac085774..965cc5ee55c 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ export interface paths {
         put?: never;
         /**
          * Stop Shadow Eval Job
-         * @description Stop an active shadow eval job. Existing verdicts are kept; sampling halts within ~30s.
+         * @description Stop an active shadow eval job. Existing verdicts are kept; sampling halts within ~10s.
          */
         post: operations["stop_shadow_eval_job_auto_router_shadow_eval__job_id__stop_post"];
         delete?: never;