diff --git a/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py b/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py
index 8ae23c629f..44d0e48871 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/slack_alerting.py
@@ -1263,6 +1263,10 @@ Model Info:
 
             if self.alerting is None or "email" not in self.alerting:
                 # do nothing if user does not want email alerts
+                verbose_proxy_logger.error(
+                    "Error sending email alert - 'email' not in self.alerting %s",
+                    self.alerting,
+                )
                 return False
             from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import premium_user, prisma_client
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/common_utils/admin_ui_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/common_utils/admin_ui_utils.py
index 3389f723d8..3044ba3afe 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/common_utils/admin_ui_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/common_utils/admin_ui_utils.py
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@ def missing_keys_form(missing_key_names: str):
     return missing_keys_html_form.format(missing_keys=missing_key_names)
 
 
-def setup_admin_ui_on_server_root_path():
+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
 
-    server_root_path = os.getenv("SERVER_ROOT_PATH", "")
     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
 
@@ -190,9 +190,7 @@ def setup_admin_ui_on_server_root_path():
         build_ui_path = os.path.join(current_dir, "build_ui_custom_path.sh")
         package_path = os.path.join(current_dir, "package.json")
 
-        verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
-            f"Setting up Admin UI on {server_root_path}/ui ......."
-        )  # noqa
+        print(f"Setting up Admin UI on {server_root_path}/ui .......")  # noqa
 
         try:
             # Change the current working directory
@@ -212,21 +210,17 @@ def setup_admin_ui_on_server_root_path():
                 ["./build_ui_custom_path.sh", f"{server_root_path}/ui"], check=True
             )
 
-            verbose_proxy_logger.debug("Admin UI setup completed successfully.")  # noqa
+            print("Admin UI setup completed successfully.")  # noqa
 
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
-                f"An error occurred during the Admin UI setup: {e}"
-            )  # noqa
+            print(f"An error occurred during the Admin UI setup: {e}")  # noqa
 
         except Exception as e:
-            verbose_proxy_logger.debug(f"An unexpected error occurred: {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)
-            verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
-                f"Returned to original directory: {original_dir}"
-            )  # noqa
+            print(f"Returned to original directory: {original_dir}")  # noqa
 
     pass
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/health_endpoints/_health_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/health_endpoints/_health_endpoints.py
index b1f30e04aa..ce80dc2883 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/health_endpoints/_health_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/health_endpoints/_health_endpoints.py
@@ -241,10 +241,8 @@ async def health_services_endpoint(
             )
 
             # use create task - this can take 10 seconds. don't keep ui users waiting for notification to check their email
-            asyncio.create_task(
-                proxy_logging_obj.slack_alerting_instance.send_key_created_or_user_invited_email(
-                    webhook_event=webhook_event
-                )
+            await proxy_logging_obj.slack_alerting_instance.send_key_created_or_user_invited_email(
+                webhook_event=webhook_event
             )
 
             return {
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 47c17d49de..59efaae101 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -284,8 +284,9 @@ except Exception as e:
         pass
 
 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()
+    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/"
@@ -2103,7 +2104,6 @@ class ProxyConfig:
                 for alert in _general_settings["alerting"]:
                     if alert not in general_settings["alerting"]:
                         general_settings["alerting"].append(alert)
-
                 proxy_logging_obj.alerting = general_settings["alerting"]
                 proxy_logging_obj.slack_alerting_instance.alerting = general_settings[
                     "alerting"
@@ -2115,6 +2115,12 @@ class ProxyConfig:
                 proxy_logging_obj.slack_alerting_instance.alerting = general_settings[
                     "alerting"
                 ]
+            elif isinstance(general_settings, dict):
+                general_settings["alerting"] = _general_settings["alerting"]
+                proxy_logging_obj.alerting = general_settings["alerting"]
+                proxy_logging_obj.slack_alerting_instance.alerting = general_settings[
+                    "alerting"
+                ]
 
         if "alert_types" in _general_settings:
             general_settings["alert_types"] = _general_settings["alert_types"]