diff --git a/litellm/proxy/common_utils/admin_ui_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/common_utils/admin_ui_utils.py
index 3044ba3af..3845c78ce 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/common_utils/admin_ui_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/common_utils/admin_ui_utils.py
@@ -166,61 +166,3 @@ def missing_keys_form(missing_key_names: str):
         </html>
     """
     return missing_keys_html_form.format(missing_keys=missing_key_names)
-
-
-def setup_admin_ui_on_server_root_path(server_root_path: str):
-    """
-    Helper util to setup Admin UI on Server root path
-    """
-    from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
-
-    if server_root_path != "":
-        print("setting proxy base url to server root path")  # noqa
-        if os.getenv("PROXY_BASE_URL") is None:
-            os.environ["PROXY_BASE_URL"] = server_root_path
-
-        # re-build admin UI on server root path
-        # Save the original directory
-        original_dir = os.getcwd()
-
-        current_dir = (
-            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-            + "/../../../ui/litellm-dashboard/"
-        )
-        build_ui_path = os.path.join(current_dir, "build_ui_custom_path.sh")
-        package_path = os.path.join(current_dir, "package.json")
-
-        print(f"Setting up Admin UI on {server_root_path}/ui .......")  # noqa
-
-        try:
-            # Change the current working directory
-            os.chdir(current_dir)
-
-            # Make the script executable
-            subprocess.run(["chmod", "+x", "build_ui_custom_path.sh"], check=True)
-
-            # Run npm install
-            subprocess.run(["npm", "install"], check=True)
-
-            # Run npm run build
-            subprocess.run(["npm", "run", "build"], check=True)
-
-            # Run the custom build script with the argument
-            subprocess.run(
-                ["./build_ui_custom_path.sh", f"{server_root_path}/ui"], check=True
-            )
-
-            print("Admin UI setup completed successfully.")  # noqa
-
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            print(f"An error occurred during the Admin UI setup: {e}")  # noqa
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")  # noqa
-
-        finally:
-            # Always return to the original directory, even if an error occurred
-            os.chdir(original_dir)
-            print(f"Returned to original directory: {original_dir}")  # noqa
-
-    pass
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 59efaae10..29dc3813c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ from litellm.proxy.auth.user_api_key_auth import user_api_key_auth
 from litellm.proxy.caching_routes import router as caching_router
 from litellm.proxy.common_utils.admin_ui_utils import (
     html_form,
-    setup_admin_ui_on_server_root_path,
     show_missing_vars_in_env,
 )
 from litellm.proxy.common_utils.debug_utils import init_verbose_loggers
@@ -285,8 +284,6 @@ except Exception as e:
 
 server_root_path = os.getenv("SERVER_ROOT_PATH", "")
 print("server root path: ", server_root_path)  # noqa
-if server_root_path != "":
-    setup_admin_ui_on_server_root_path(server_root_path)
 _license_check = LicenseCheck()
 premium_user: bool = _license_check.is_premium()
 ui_link = f"{server_root_path}/ui/"
@@ -388,6 +385,21 @@ try:
             src = os.path.join(ui_path, filename)
             dst = os.path.join(folder_path, "index.html")
             os.rename(src, dst)
+
+    if server_root_path != "":
+        print(  # noqa
+            f"server_root_path is set, forwarding any /ui requests to {server_root_path}/ui"
+        )  # noqa
+        if os.getenv("PROXY_BASE_URL") is None:
+            os.environ["PROXY_BASE_URL"] = server_root_path
+
+        @app.middleware("http")
+        async def redirect_ui_middleware(request: Request, call_next):
+            if request.url.path.startswith("/ui"):
+                new_path = request.url.path.replace("/ui", f"{server_root_path}/ui", 1)
+                return RedirectResponse(new_path)
+            return await call_next(request)
+
 except:
     pass
 app.add_middleware(