diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 6365b88a51..b53d49e26e 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ togetherai_api_key: Optional[str] = None
 caching = False
 caching_with_models = False  # if you want the caching key to be model + prompt
 model_alias_map: Dict[str, str] = {}
-client = True
+use_client = True
 model_cost = {
     "babbage-002": {
         "max_tokens": 16384,
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index e0b16885ec..b06da44e1e 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def client(original_function):
     ):  # just run once to check if user wants to send their data anywhere - PostHog/Sentry/Slack/etc.
         try:
             global callback_list, add_breadcrumb, user_logger_fn
-            if litellm.client: # enable users to opt-out of the debugging dashboard by setting `litellm.client = False`
+            if litellm.use_client: # enable users to opt-out of the debugging dashboard by setting `litellm.client = False`
                 if litellm.email is not None or os.getenv("LITELLM_EMAIL", None) is not None or litellm.token is not None or os.getenv("LITELLM_TOKEN", None):  # add to input, success and failure callbacks if user is using hosted product
                     get_all_keys()
                     if "lite_debugger" not in callback_list: