diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index b2349a6b2..4cc708602 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -2620,6 +2620,9 @@ class ProxyConfig:
             if "alerting" in _general_settings:
                 general_settings["alerting"] = _general_settings["alerting"]
                 proxy_logging_obj.alerting = general_settings["alerting"]
+            if "alert_types" in _general_settings:
+                general_settings["alert_types"] = _general_settings["alert_types"]
+                proxy_logging_obj.alert_types = general_settings["alert_types"]
 
             # router settings
             _router_settings = config_data.get("router_settings", {})
@@ -8179,10 +8182,12 @@ async def update_config(config_info: ConfigYAML):
             updated_general_settings = config_info.general_settings.dict(
                 exclude_none=True
             )
-            config["general_settings"] = {
-                **updated_general_settings,
-                **config["general_settings"],
-            }
+
+            _existing_settings = config["general_settings"]
+            for k, v in updated_general_settings.items():
+                # overwrite existing settings with updated values
+                _existing_settings[k] = v
+            config["general_settings"] = _existing_settings
 
         if config_info.environment_variables is not None:
             config.setdefault("environment_variables", {})