diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.test.tsx
index fcffc2122e7..836921104ff 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.test.tsx
@@ -338,3 +338,27 @@ describe("Guardrail Info", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Guardrail Settings")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
+
+describe("Guardrail Info when the guardrail cannot be loaded", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("should keep Back to Guardrails reachable so a stale ?guardrail= link is not a dead end", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(networking.getGuardrailInfo).mockRejectedValue(new Error("Guardrail stale-id not found"));
+    vi.mocked(networking.getGuardrailUISettings).mockResolvedValue({
+      supported_entities: [],
+      supported_actions: [],
+      pii_entity_categories: [],
+      supported_modes: [],
+    });
+    vi.mocked(networking.getGuardrailProviderSpecificParams).mockResolvedValue({});
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+
+    render(<GuardrailInfoView guardrailId="stale-id" onClose={onClose} accessToken="123" isAdmin={true} />);
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("Guardrail not found")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /back to guardrails/i }));
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.tsx
index aaa656d15bb..c9162d99934 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.tsx
@@ -481,16 +481,18 @@ const GuardrailInfoView: React.FC<GuardrailInfoProps> = ({ guardrailId, onClose,
     return <div className="p-4">Loading...</div>;
   }
 
+  const backButton = (
+    <Button variant="ghost" onClick={onClose} className="mb-4">
+      <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
+      Back to Guardrails
+    </Button>
+  );
+
   if (!guardrailData) {
-    return <div className="p-4">Guardrail not found</div>;
+    return <div className="p-4">{backButton}Guardrail not found</div>;
   }
 
-  // Format date helper function
-  const formatDate = (dateString?: string) => {
-    if (!dateString) return "-";
-    const date = new Date(dateString);
-    return date.toLocaleString();
-  };
+  const formatDate = (dateString?: string) => (dateString ? new Date(dateString).toLocaleString() : "-");
 
   // Format the provider display name and logo
   const { logo, displayName } = getGuardrailLogoAndName(guardrailData.litellm_params?.guardrail || "");
@@ -510,10 +512,7 @@ const GuardrailInfoView: React.FC<GuardrailInfoProps> = ({ guardrailId, onClose,
   return (
     <div className="p-4">
       <div>
-        <Button variant="ghost" onClick={onClose} className="mb-4">
-          <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
-          Back to Guardrails
-        </Button>
+        {backButton}
         <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold">{guardrailData.guardrail_name || "Unnamed Guardrail"}</h1>
         <div className="flex items-center cursor-pointer">
           <p className="text-muted-foreground font-mono">{guardrailData.guardrail_id}</p>