diff --git a/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/CustomerHierarchySettings.test.tsx b/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/CustomerHierarchySettings.integration.test.tsx
similarity index 89%
rename from litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/CustomerHierarchySettings.test.tsx
rename to litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/CustomerHierarchySettings.integration.test.tsx
index 16b7cf1760c..e5637c75bde 100644
--- a/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/CustomerHierarchySettings.test.tsx
+++ b/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/CustomerHierarchySettings.integration.test.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const member: Member = {
   customer_member_id: "member-1",
   parent_team_id: "team-1",
   alias: "Member One",
-  budget_template_id: "template-1",
+  budget_id: "template-1",
   budget_override: { max_budget: 20 },
   effective_budget: { max_budget: 20 },
   budget_override_expires_at: "2026-12-01T12:00:00Z",
@@ -116,13 +116,31 @@ describe("CustomerHierarchySettings", () => {
     expect(template).toHaveTextContent("Pro");
     await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save changes" }));
     await waitFor(() => expect(onSaved).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
-    expect(await lastRequest().clone().json()).toEqual({ budget_template_id: "template-2" });
+    expect(new URL(lastRequest().url).pathname).toBe("/management/v1/customer_members/member-1");
+    expect(await lastRequest().clone().json()).toEqual({ budget_id: "template-2" });
+  });
+
+  it("should clear the template without changing the existing override", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(json({ ...member, budget_id: null }));
+    render(
+      <CustomerHierarchySettings
+        entity={{ kind: "member", record: member }}
+        organization={organization}
+        onSaved={onSaved}
+        onDeleted={onDeleted}
+      />,
+    );
+    await chooseSelectOption(user, screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Budget template" }), "No template");
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save changes" }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(onSaved).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+    expect(await lastRequest().clone().json()).toEqual({ budget_id: null });
   });
 
   it("should identify an unavailable stored template instead of displaying No template", () => {
     render(
       <CustomerHierarchySettings
-        entity={{ kind: "member", record: { ...member, budget_template_id: "retired-template" } }}
+        entity={{ kind: "member", record: { ...member, budget_id: "retired-template" } }}
         organization={organization}
         onSaved={onSaved}
         onDeleted={onDeleted}
diff --git a/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/customerHierarchyForms.test.ts b/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/customerHierarchyForms.test.ts
index 62a3a71eee5..a3964f3abcb 100644
--- a/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/customerHierarchyForms.test.ts
+++ b/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/customerHierarchyForms.test.ts
@@ -33,13 +33,39 @@ const member: Member = {
   customer_member_id: "member-1",
   parent_team_id: "team-1",
   alias: "Member One",
-  budget_template_id: "template-1",
+  budget_id: "template-1",
   budget_override: { max_budget: 20, rpm_limit: 4 },
   effective_budget: { max_budget: 20, rpm_limit: 4 },
   budget_override_expires_at: "2026-12-01T12:00:00Z",
 };
 
 describe("customer hierarchy settings payloads", () => {
+  it("should load the member template from the API response", () => {
+    expect(customerHierarchyFields({ kind: "member", record: member }).templateId).toBe(member.budget_id);
+  });
+
+  it("should allow an alias-only edit for a member using a template without an override", () => {
+    const entity: CustomerHierarchyEntity = {
+      kind: "member",
+      record: { ...member, budget_override: null, budget_override_expires_at: null },
+    };
+    expect(buildCustomerHierarchyPatch(entity, { ...customerHierarchyFields(entity), alias: "Updated" })).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      patch: { kind: "member", body: { alias: "Updated" } },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["template-2", "template-2"],
+    ["", null],
+  ])("should submit template selection %s without changing the override", (templateId, budgetId) => {
+    const entity: CustomerHierarchyEntity = { kind: "member", record: member };
+    expect(buildCustomerHierarchyPatch(entity, { ...customerHierarchyFields(entity), templateId })).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      patch: { kind: "member", body: { budget_id: budgetId } },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("should leave untouched settings out of the patch", () => {
     const entity: CustomerHierarchyEntity = { kind: "organization", record: organization };
     expect(buildCustomerHierarchyPatch(entity, customerHierarchyFields(entity))).toEqual({
diff --git a/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/customerHierarchyForms.ts b/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/customerHierarchyForms.ts
index cce0b915eb7..860ebfb4ab8 100644
--- a/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/customerHierarchyForms.ts
+++ b/litellm/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/customers/_components/customerHierarchyForms.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const customerHierarchyFields = (entity: CustomerHierarchyEntity): Custom
     tpm: asText(budget?.tpm_limit),
     rpm: asText(budget?.rpm_limit),
     allowedModels: budget?.allowed_models?.join("\n") ?? "",
-    templateId: entity.kind === "member" ? entity.record.budget_template_id ?? "" : "",
+    templateId: entity.kind === "member" ? entity.record.budget_id ?? "" : "",
     overrideExpiry: entity.kind === "member" ? localDateTime(entity.record.budget_override_expires_at) : "",
   };
 };
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const memberPatch = (
   const initial = customerHierarchyFields({ kind: "member", record: member });
   if (!fields.templateId && !fields.budgetEnabled) return { ok: false, error: "budgetRequired" };
   const body: components["schemas"]["MemberPatch"] = aliasChanges(member.alias, fields.alias);
-  if (fields.templateId !== initial.templateId) body.budget_template_id = fields.templateId || null;
+  if (fields.templateId !== initial.templateId) body.budget_id = fields.templateId || null;
   if (changed) body.budget_override = budget;
   if (!fields.budgetEnabled && initial.budgetEnabled) body.budget_override_expires_at = null;
   if (fields.budgetEnabled && fields.overrideExpiry !== initial.overrideExpiry) {