diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 91fa253e7..15f562d15 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ token: Optional[str] = (
 )
 telemetry = True
 max_tokens = 256  # OpenAI Defaults
-drop_params = False
+drop_params = bool(os.getenv("LITELLM_DROP_PARAMS", False))
 modify_params = False
 retry = True
 ### AUTH ###