diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index 7ab0d5fe5..4cf51d3de 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -169,3 +169,5 @@ class ConfigYAML(LiteLLMBase):
     model_list: Optional[List[ModelParams]] = Field(None, description="List of supported models on the server, with model-specific configs")
     litellm_settings: Optional[dict] = Field(None, description="litellm Module settings. See __init__.py for all, example litellm.drop_params=True, litellm.set_verbose=True, litellm.api_base, litellm.cache")
     general_settings: Optional[ConfigGeneralSettings] = None
+    class Config:
+        protected_namespaces = ()