diff --git a/docs/docs/distributions/self_hosted_distro/starter.md b/docs/docs/distributions/self_hosted_distro/starter.md
index be303dbc2..a8faf713a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/distributions/self_hosted_distro/starter.md
+++ b/docs/docs/distributions/self_hosted_distro/starter.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ The following environment variables can be configured:
 
 ### Telemetry Configuration
 - `OTEL_SERVICE_NAME`: OpenTelemetry service name
-- `TELEMETRY_SINKS`: Telemetry sinks (default: `console,sqlite`)
+- `TELEMETRY_SINKS`: Telemetry sinks (default: `[]`)
 
 ## Enabling Providers
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/core/library_client.py b/llama_stack/core/library_client.py
index 4d33576ba..3dd52344d 100644
--- a/llama_stack/core/library_client.py
+++ b/llama_stack/core/library_client.py
@@ -207,8 +207,9 @@ class AsyncLlamaStackAsLibraryClient(AsyncLlamaStackClient):
         super().__init__()
         # when using the library client, we should not log to console since many
         # of our logs are intended for server-side usage
-        current_sinks = os.environ.get("TELEMETRY_SINKS", "sqlite").split(",")
-        os.environ["TELEMETRY_SINKS"] = ",".join(sink for sink in current_sinks if sink != "console")
+        if sinks_from_env := os.environ.get("TELEMETRY_SINKS", None):
+            current_sinks = sinks_from_env.split(",")
+            os.environ["TELEMETRY_SINKS"] = ",".join(sink for sink in current_sinks if sink != "console")
 
         if in_notebook():
             import nest_asyncio
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ class AsyncLlamaStackAsLibraryClient(AsyncLlamaStackClient):
 
         try:
             self.route_impls = None
+            breakpoint()
 
             stack = Stack(self.config, self.custom_provider_registry)
             await stack.initialize()