diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/litellm_license.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/litellm_license.py
index 4f9dfce9c6..ab45985620 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/litellm_license.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/litellm_license.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class LicenseCheck:
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.license_str = os.getenv("LITELLM_LICENSE", None)
+        verbose_proxy_logger.debug("License Str value - {}".format(self.license_str))
         self.http_handler = HTTPHandler()
         self.public_key = None
         self.read_public_key()