diff --git a/litellm/proxy/hooks/cache_control_check.py b/litellm/proxy/hooks/cache_control_check.py
index 4cf1668c22..6e3fbf84fa 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/hooks/cache_control_check.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/hooks/cache_control_check.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 from fastapi import HTTPException
 
-import litellm
 from litellm import verbose_logger
+from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.caching.caching import DualCache
 from litellm.integrations.custom_logger import CustomLogger
 from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ class _PROXY_CacheControlCheck(CustomLogger):
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
-    def print_verbose(self, print_statement):
-        if litellm.set_verbose is True:
-            print(print_statement)  # noqa
-
     async def async_pre_call_hook(
         self,
         user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
@@ -28,7 +24,7 @@ class _PROXY_CacheControlCheck(CustomLogger):
         call_type: str,
     ):
         try:
-            self.print_verbose("Inside Cache Control Check Pre-Call Hook")
+            verbose_proxy_logger.debug("Inside Cache Control Check Pre-Call Hook")
             allowed_cache_controls = user_api_key_dict.allowed_cache_controls
 
             if data.get("cache", None) is None:
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/hooks/max_budget_limiter.py b/litellm/proxy/hooks/max_budget_limiter.py
index 9697efff7b..4b59f603d3 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/hooks/max_budget_limiter.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/hooks/max_budget_limiter.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from fastapi import HTTPException
 
-import litellm
 from litellm import verbose_logger
+from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.caching.caching import DualCache
 from litellm.integrations.custom_logger import CustomLogger
 from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ class _PROXY_MaxBudgetLimiter(CustomLogger):
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
-    def print_verbose(self, print_statement):
-        if litellm.set_verbose is True:
-            print(print_statement)  # noqa
-
     async def async_pre_call_hook(
         self,
         user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
@@ -24,7 +20,7 @@ class _PROXY_MaxBudgetLimiter(CustomLogger):
         call_type: str,
     ):
         try:
-            self.print_verbose("Inside Max Budget Limiter Pre-Call Hook")
+            verbose_proxy_logger.debug("Inside Max Budget Limiter Pre-Call Hook")
             cache_key = f"{user_api_key_dict.user_id}_user_api_key_user_id"
             user_row = await cache.async_get_cache(
                 cache_key, parent_otel_span=user_api_key_dict.parent_otel_span
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index fc68830e87..31ea9c80b7 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ class ProxyLogging:
         2. /embeddings
         3. /image/generation
         """
-        print_verbose("Inside Proxy Logging Pre-call hook!")
-        ### ALERTING ###
+        verbose_proxy_logger.debug("Inside Proxy Logging Pre-call hook!")
+        ## ALERTING ###
         asyncio.create_task(
             self.slack_alerting_instance.response_taking_too_long(request_data=data)
         )
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@ class ProxyLogging:
                     _callback is not None
                     and isinstance(_callback, CustomLogger)
                     and "async_pre_call_hook" in vars(_callback.__class__)
+                    and _callback.__class__.async_pre_call_hook
+                    != CustomLogger.async_pre_call_hook
                 ):
                     response = await _callback.async_pre_call_hook(
                         user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,