diff --git a/litellm/proxy/fine_tuning_endpoints/endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/fine_tuning_endpoints/endpoints.py
index e95c2bae31..a8f01cd489 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/fine_tuning_endpoints/endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/fine_tuning_endpoints/endpoints.py
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ fine_tuning_config = None
 
 
 def set_fine_tuning_config(config):
+    if config is None:
+        return
+
     global fine_tuning_config
     if not isinstance(config, list):
         raise ValueError("invalid fine_tuning config, expected a list is not a list")
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py
index 325bfa6349..330798c9db 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ files_config = None
 
 def set_files_config(config):
     global files_config
+    if config is None:
+        return
+
     if not isinstance(config, list):
         raise ValueError("invalid files config, expected a list is not a list")