diff --git a/litellm/integrations/custom_guardrail.py b/litellm/integrations/custom_guardrail.py
index a3ac2ea863..047d1b6d37 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/custom_guardrail.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/custom_guardrail.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Literal
+from typing import Literal, Optional
 
 from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
 from litellm.integrations.custom_logger import CustomLogger
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@ from litellm.types.guardrails import GuardrailEventHooks
 
 class CustomGuardrail(CustomLogger):
 
-    def __init__(self, guardrail_name: str, event_hook: GuardrailEventHooks, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        guardrail_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        event_hook: Optional[GuardrailEventHooks] = None,
+        **kwargs
+    ):
         self.guardrail_name = guardrail_name
-        self.event_hook: GuardrailEventHooks = event_hook
+        self.event_hook: Optional[GuardrailEventHooks] = event_hook
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def should_run_guardrail(self, data, event_type: GuardrailEventHooks) -> bool:
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/common_utils/callback_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/common_utils/callback_utils.py
index 44730825df..243ae18135 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/common_utils/callback_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/common_utils/callback_utils.py
@@ -101,13 +101,9 @@ def initialize_callbacks_on_proxy(
                 openai_moderations_object = _ENTERPRISE_OpenAI_Moderation()
                 imported_list.append(openai_moderations_object)
             elif isinstance(callback, str) and callback == "lakera_prompt_injection":
-                from enterprise.enterprise_hooks.lakera_ai import lakeraAI_Moderation
-
-                if premium_user != True:
-                    raise Exception(
-                        "Trying to use LakeraAI Prompt Injection"
-                        + CommonProxyErrors.not_premium_user.value
-                    )
+                from litellm.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_hooks.lakera_ai import (
+                    lakeraAI_Moderation,
+                )
 
                 init_params = {}
                 if "lakera_prompt_injection" in callback_specific_params:
@@ -119,12 +115,6 @@ def initialize_callbacks_on_proxy(
                     AporiaGuardrail,
                 )
 
-                if premium_user is not True:
-                    raise Exception(
-                        "Trying to use Aporia AI Guardrail"
-                        + CommonProxyErrors.not_premium_user.value
-                    )
-
                 aporia_guardrail_object = AporiaGuardrail()
                 imported_list.append(aporia_guardrail_object)
             elif isinstance(callback, str) and callback == "google_text_moderation":
@@ -305,7 +295,11 @@ def get_applied_guardrails_header(request_data: Dict) -> Optional[Dict]:
     return None
 
 
-def add_guardrail_to_applied_guardrails_header(request_data: Dict, guardrail_name: str):
+def add_guardrail_to_applied_guardrails_header(
+    request_data: Dict, guardrail_name: Optional[str]
+):
+    if guardrail_name is None:
+        return
     _metadata = request_data.get("metadata", None) or {}
     if "applied_guardrails" in _metadata:
         _metadata["applied_guardrails"].append(guardrail_name)
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai.py
index c90802e542..8ee856da88 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai.py
@@ -301,8 +301,9 @@ class lakeraAI_Moderation(CustomGuardrail):
         user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
         call_type: Literal["completion", "embeddings", "image_generation"],
     ):
-        if self.moderation_check == "pre_call":
-            return
+        if self.event_hook is None:
+            if self.moderation_check == "pre_call":
+                return
 
         from litellm.types.guardrails import GuardrailEventHooks
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/init_guardrails.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/init_guardrails.py
index dc27868d84..95267e6bb7 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/init_guardrails.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/init_guardrails.py
@@ -129,11 +129,17 @@ def init_guardrails_v2(all_guardrails: dict):
                 lakeraAI_Moderation,
             )
 
-            _lakera_callback = lakeraAI_Moderation()
+            _lakera_callback = lakeraAI_Moderation(
+                api_base=litellm_params["api_base"],
+                api_key=litellm_params["api_key"],
+                guardrail_name=guardrail["guardrail_name"],
+                event_hook=litellm_params["mode"],
+            )
             litellm.callbacks.append(_lakera_callback)  # type: ignore
 
         parsed_guardrail = Guardrail(
-            guardrail_name=guardrail["guardrail_name"], litellm_params=litellm_params
+            guardrail_name=guardrail["guardrail_name"],
+            litellm_params=litellm_params,
         )
 
         guardrail_list.append(parsed_guardrail)
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
index 2f0690e173..a52f97852d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ guardrails:
   - guardrail_name: "lakera-pre-guard"
     litellm_params:
       guardrail: lakera  # supported values: "aporia", "bedrock", "lakera"
-      mode: "pre_call"
+      mode: "during_call"
       api_key: os.environ/LAKERA_API_KEY
       api_base: os.environ/LAKERA_API_BASE
   
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