diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 052e542d6..6365b88a5 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] = {}
-debugger = False
+client = True
 model_cost = {
     "babbage-002": {
         "max_tokens": 16384,
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_completion.py b/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
index 6a58088e3..1bd36790b 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import pytest
 import litellm
 from litellm import embedding, completion
 
-litellm.debugger = True
-
 # from infisical import InfisicalClient
 
 # litellm.set_verbose = True
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 8819abd31..e0b16885e 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -304,19 +304,19 @@ 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.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:
+            if litellm.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:
+                        litellm.input_callback.append("lite_debugger")
+                        litellm.success_callback.append("lite_debugger")
+                        litellm.failure_callback.append("lite_debugger")
+                else:
+                    # create a litellm token for users
+                    litellm.token = get_or_generate_uuid()
                     litellm.input_callback.append("lite_debugger")
                     litellm.success_callback.append("lite_debugger")
                     litellm.failure_callback.append("lite_debugger")
-            else:
-                # create a litellm token for users
-                litellm.token = get_or_generate_uuid()
-                litellm.input_callback.append("lite_debugger")
-                litellm.success_callback.append("lite_debugger")
-                litellm.failure_callback.append("lite_debugger")
-                
             if (
                 len(litellm.input_callback) > 0
                 or len(litellm.success_callback) > 0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a9b04b146..5e1ebb664 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "litellm"
-version = "0.1.477"
+version = "0.1.478"
 description = "Library to easily interface with LLM API providers"
 authors = ["BerriAI"]
 license = "MIT License"