diff --git a/openai-proxy/.env.template b/openai-proxy/.env.template
index 292698126..a05bf0670 100644
--- a/openai-proxy/.env.template
+++ b/openai-proxy/.env.template
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ COHERE_API_KEY = ""
 
 ## LOGGING ## 
 
+SET_VERBOSE = "False" # set to 'True' to see detailed input/output logs
+
 ### LANGFUSE
 LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY = ""
 LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY = ""
 # Optional, defaults to https://cloud.langfuse.com
 LANGFUSE_HOST = "" # optional
 
+
 ## CACHING ## 
 
 ### REDIS
diff --git a/openai-proxy/utils.py b/openai-proxy/utils.py
index 841ff8b87..70a6f0e6c 100644
--- a/openai-proxy/utils.py
+++ b/openai-proxy/utils.py
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@ dotenv.load_dotenv() # load env variables
 
 def set_callbacks():
     ## LOGGING
+    if len(os.getenv("SET_VERBOSE")) > 0: 
+        if os.getenv("SET_VERBOSE") == "True": 
+            litellm.set_verbose = True
+        else: 
+            litellm.set_verbose = False
+
     ### LANGFUSE
     if (len(os.getenv("LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY", "")) > 0 and len(os.getenv("LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY", ""))) > 0 or len(os.getenv("LANGFUSE_HOST", "")) > 0:
-        print(f"sets langfuse integration")
         litellm.success_callback = ["langfuse"] 
     
     ## CACHING 
     ### REDIS
     print(f"redis host: {len(os.getenv('REDIS_HOST', ''))}; redis port: {len(os.getenv('REDIS_PORT', ''))}; redis password: {len(os.getenv('REDIS_PASSWORD'))}")
     if len(os.getenv("REDIS_HOST", "")) >  0 and len(os.getenv("REDIS_PORT", "")) > 0 and len(os.getenv("REDIS_PASSWORD", "")) > 0: 
-        print(f"sets caching integration")
         from litellm.caching import Cache
         litellm.cache = Cache(type="redis", host=os.getenv("REDIS_HOST"), port=os.getenv("REDIS_PORT"), password=os.getenv("REDIS_PASSWORD"))