diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.test.tsx
index 6b5732436a..724c961bbd 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.test.tsx
@@ -757,5 +757,24 @@ describe("KeyInfoView", () => {
         expect.objectContaining({ policies: [] }),
       );
     });
+
+    it("should keep an empty policies field when the previous value lives only at the top level of keyData", async () => {
+      // Defensive: some premium fields may be present at the top level but not
+      // mirrored into metadata. A genuine clear must still be forwarded.
+      const keyData: KeyResponse = {
+        ...MOCK_KEY_DATA,
+        user_id: "proxy-admin-user",
+        metadata: {},
+        policies: ["existing-policy"],
+      } as KeyResponse;
+
+      await enterEditMode(keyData);
+      await editViewMocks.onSubmit!({ key: keyData.token, token: keyData.token, policies: [] });
+
+      expect(keyUpdateCall).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        expect.objectContaining({ policies: [] }),
+      );
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx
index bdb8254c72..492e43cbc8 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ export default function KeyInfoView({
       // state; without this, the next save resends `[]` and trips the premium
       // gate in prepare_metadata_fields for non-premium users.
       for (const field of PREMIUM_METADATA_FIELDS) {
-        const previousValue = (currentKeyData.metadata as Record<string, unknown> | undefined)?.[field];
+        const previousValue =
+          (currentKeyData.metadata as Record<string, unknown> | undefined)?.[field] ??
+          (currentKeyData as unknown as Record<string, unknown>)[field];
         if (isEmptyValue(formValues[field]) && isEmptyValue(previousValue)) {
           delete formValues[field];
         }