diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index a921a774f..51b54f2d2 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -116,10 +116,14 @@ from typing import Union
 
 proxy_base_url = os.getenv("PROXY_BASE_URL", None)
 ui_link = f"/ui?proxyBaseUrl={proxy_base_url}"
+ui_message = f"👉 [LiteLLM Admin Panel on /ui]({ui_link}). Create, Edit Keys with SSO"
+if proxy_base_url is None:
+    ui_message = "👉 LiteLLM Admin Panel - 'PROXY_BASE_URL' not set in env, see [UI docs](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/ui)"
+
 app = FastAPI(
     docs_url="/",
     title="LiteLLM API",
-    description=f"Proxy Server to call 100+ LLMs in the OpenAI format\n\n👉 [LiteLLM Admin Panel on /ui]({ui_link}). Create, Edit Keys with SSO",
+    description=f"Proxy Server to call 100+ LLMs in the OpenAI format\n\n{ui_message}",
 )