diff --git a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/batches/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/batches/transformation.py
index 6bbe8f757012..df903ba7ef0c 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/batches/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/batches/transformation.py
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ def _get_output_file_id_from_vertex_ai_batch_response(cls, response: VertexBatch
         Gets the output file id from the Vertex AI Batch response
         """
 
-        output_file_id: str = response.get("outputInfo", OutputInfo()).get("gcsOutputDirectory", "")
+        output_info = response.get("outputInfo") or OutputInfo()
+        output_file_id: str = output_info.get("gcsOutputDirectory", "")
         if output_file_id:
             output_file_id = output_file_id.rstrip("/") + "/predictions.jsonl"
         if output_file_id and output_file_id != "/predictions.jsonl":
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/batches/test_transformation.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/batches/test_transformation.py
index 71da1d398767..29f23b7fe998 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/batches/test_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/batches/test_transformation.py
@@ -226,6 +226,23 @@ def test_get_output_file_id_empty_output_info_falls_through_to_output_config():
     assert T._get_output_file_id_from_vertex_ai_batch_response(resp) == "gs://b/cfg/predictions.jsonl"
 
 
+def test_get_output_file_id_output_info_explicit_none_falls_through_to_output_config():
+    # Vertex AI can return "outputInfo": null in a 200 response (e.g. before it has
+    # asynchronously assigned the output directory). dict.get(key, default) does NOT
+    # substitute default when the key is present but explicitly None, so this must be
+    # handled explicitly instead of crashing with AttributeError: 'NoneType' object
+    # has no attribute 'get'.
+    resp = {
+        "outputInfo": None,
+        "outputConfig": {"gcsDestination": {"outputUriPrefix": "gs://b/cfg"}},
+    }
+    assert T._get_output_file_id_from_vertex_ai_batch_response(resp) == "gs://b/cfg/predictions.jsonl"
+
+
+def test_get_output_file_id_output_info_explicit_none_and_no_output_config():
+    assert T._get_output_file_id_from_vertex_ai_batch_response({"outputInfo": None}) == ""
+
+
 def test_get_output_file_id_no_output_info_and_no_output_config():
     assert T._get_output_file_id_from_vertex_ai_batch_response({}) == ""
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/package-lock.json b/ui/litellm-dashboard/package-lock.json
index 91cf705060ea..878d45350598 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/package-lock.json
@@ -3570,6 +3570,72 @@
         "node": ">=14.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@tailwindcss/oxide-wasm32-wasi/node_modules/@emnapi/core": {
+      "version": "1.11.1",
+      "dev": true,
+      "inBundle": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@emnapi/wasi-threads": "1.2.2",
+        "tslib": "^2.4.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@tailwindcss/oxide-wasm32-wasi/node_modules/@emnapi/runtime": {
+      "version": "1.11.1",
+      "dev": true,
+      "inBundle": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tslib": "^2.4.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@tailwindcss/oxide-wasm32-wasi/node_modules/@emnapi/wasi-threads": {
+      "version": "1.2.2",
+      "dev": true,
+      "inBundle": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tslib": "^2.4.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@tailwindcss/oxide-wasm32-wasi/node_modules/@napi-rs/wasm-runtime": {
+      "version": "1.1.4",
+      "dev": true,
+      "inBundle": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@tybys/wasm-util": "^0.10.1"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@emnapi/core": "^1.7.1",
+        "@emnapi/runtime": "^1.7.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@tailwindcss/oxide-wasm32-wasi/node_modules/@tybys/wasm-util": {
+      "version": "0.10.2",
+      "dev": true,
+      "inBundle": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tslib": "^2.4.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@tailwindcss/oxide-wasm32-wasi/node_modules/tslib": {
+      "version": "2.8.1",
+      "dev": true,
+      "inBundle": true,
+      "license": "0BSD",
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@tailwindcss/oxide-win32-arm64-msvc": {
       "version": "4.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tailwindcss/oxide-win32-arm64-msvc/-/oxide-win32-arm64-msvc-4.3.2.tgz",
@@ -5413,9 +5479,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/brace-expansion": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kLpxurY4Z4r9sgMsyG0Z9uzsBlgiU/EFKhj/h91/8yHu0edo7XuixOIH3VcJ8kkxs6/jPzoI6U9Vj3WqbMQ94g==",
+      "version": "5.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7oFy703dxfY3/NLxC1fh2SUCQ0H9rmAY+5EpDVfXjUTTs+HEwR2nYaqLv+GWcTsumwxPfiz6CzCNkwXwBUwqCA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -8513,9 +8579,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/js-yaml": {
-      "version": "4.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ePWsvanv0DWuDRsW8dnt+R4jQ31SCRCQ7hhNcPXZPsoBZiemuZNYGf7adZdqX2D86j6rvKp3RpCxVTSb8WQlOw==",
+      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1td788aAnnZ5qs7V2QIRl1owjtYpbKt749Y3xauqQgwIIGF/xXWz1wMTEBx5O3LK3lXLVuqXPdPxj2BoFHaW9Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "funding": [
         {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/package.json b/ui/litellm-dashboard/package.json
index 7aea571ea8b8..b5e93d175bf6 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/package.json
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/package.json
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
   },
   "overrides": {
     "prismjs": "1.30.0",
-    "js-yaml": "4.2.0",
+    "js-yaml": "4.3.0",
+    "brace-expansion": "5.0.7",
     "glob": "13.0.0",
     "minimatch": "10.2.4",
     "ws": "8.21.0",