diff --git a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/_logging.py b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/_logging.py
index ecf467fbf45..64e07a180d3 100644
--- a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/_logging.py
+++ b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/_logging.py
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ if not logger.handlers:
             logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
         )
     logger.addHandler(handler)
-    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    logger.setLevel(os.getenv("LITELLM_LOG", "INFO").upper())
diff --git a/litellm-proxy-extras/tests/test_logging.py b/litellm-proxy-extras/tests/test_logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b54d4fb72c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm-proxy-extras/tests/test_logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import importlib
+import logging
+
+import pytest
+
+import litellm_proxy_extras._logging as extras_logging
+
+
+def test_litellm_log_error_silences_extras_info_lines(monkeypatch):
+    saved_handlers = logging.getLogger("litellm_proxy_extras").handlers[:]
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_LOG", "ERROR")
+    logging.getLogger("litellm_proxy_extras").handlers[:] = []
+    try:
+        reloaded = importlib.reload(extras_logging).logger
+        assert reloaded.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO) is False
+        assert reloaded.isEnabledFor(logging.ERROR) is True
+    finally:
+        logging.getLogger("litellm_proxy_extras").handlers[:] = saved_handlers
+        logging.getLogger("litellm_proxy_extras").setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("litellm_log", [None, "info", "DEBUG"])
+def test_unset_or_verbose_litellm_log_keeps_extras_info_lines(monkeypatch, litellm_log):
+    saved_handlers = logging.getLogger("litellm_proxy_extras").handlers[:]
+    if litellm_log is None:
+        monkeypatch.delenv("LITELLM_LOG", raising=False)
+    else:
+        monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_LOG", litellm_log)
+    logging.getLogger("litellm_proxy_extras").handlers[:] = []
+    try:
+        assert importlib.reload(extras_logging).logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO) is True
+    finally:
+        logging.getLogger("litellm_proxy_extras").handlers[:] = saved_handlers
+        logging.getLogger("litellm_proxy_extras").setLevel(logging.INFO)
diff --git a/litellm/_logging.py b/litellm/_logging.py
index 03a9bcf21cf..893133d62fe 100644
--- a/litellm/_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/_logging.py
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ def _parse_json_logs_env(value: str | None) -> bool:
 json_logs: Final = _parse_json_logs_env(os.getenv("JSON_LOGS"))
 # Create a handler for the logger (you may need to adapt this based on your needs)
 log_level: Final = os.getenv("LITELLM_LOG", "DEBUG")
-numeric_level: Final[str] = getattr(logging, log_level.upper())
+numeric_level: Final[int] = getattr(logging, log_level.upper())
 handler: Final = LevelRoutingStreamHandler()
 handler.setLevel(numeric_level)
 handler.addFilter(_secret_filter)
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index 01a3da08998..6a23b422717 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
         import uvicorn
 
         import litellm
-        from litellm._logging import _get_uvicorn_json_log_config
+        from litellm._logging import _get_uvicorn_json_log_config, numeric_level
 
         uvicorn_args: Final = {
             "app": "litellm.proxy.proxy_server:app",
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
         elif litellm.json_logs:
             # Use JSON log config for uvicorn to ensure all logs (including exceptions) are JSON
             uvicorn_args["log_config"] = _get_uvicorn_json_log_config()
+        elif os.environ.get("LITELLM_LOG"):
+            uvicorn_args["log_level"] = numeric_level
         if keepalive_timeout is not None:
             uvicorn_args["timeout_keep_alive"] = keepalive_timeout
         if timeout_worker_healthcheck is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
index e25e6a59884..8f3c21e10c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
@@ -139,6 +139,39 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
             )
             assert args["timeout_worker_healthcheck"] == 15
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _uvicorn_access_info_enabled(args: dict) -> bool:
+        import logging
+
+        names = ("uvicorn", "uvicorn.error", "uvicorn.access", "uvicorn.asgi")
+        saved = tuple((logging.getLogger(n), logging.getLogger(n).handlers[:], logging.getLogger(n).level) for n in names)
+        try:
+            uvicorn.Config(**args).configure_logging()
+            return logging.getLogger("uvicorn.access").isEnabledFor(logging.INFO)
+        finally:
+            for lg, handlers, level in saved:
+                lg.handlers[:] = handlers
+                lg.setLevel(level)
+
+    def test_litellm_log_error_silences_uvicorn_info_lines(self, monkeypatch):
+        import logging
+
+        monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_LOG", "ERROR")
+        with patch(  # test-quality-ok: numeric_level is resolved from LITELLM_LOG once at import; no other way to set it
+            "litellm._logging.numeric_level", logging.ERROR
+        ):
+            args = ProxyInitializationHelpers._get_default_unvicorn_init_args("localhost", 8000)
+
+        assert "log_config" not in args
+        assert self._uvicorn_access_info_enabled(args) is False
+
+    def test_unset_litellm_log_keeps_uvicorn_default_info_lines(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.delenv("LITELLM_LOG", raising=False)
+        args = ProxyInitializationHelpers._get_default_unvicorn_init_args("localhost", 8000)
+
+        assert "log_level" not in args
+        assert self._uvicorn_access_info_enabled(args) is True
+
     def test_installed_uvicorn_supports_worker_flags(self):
         params = inspect.signature(uvicorn.Config.__init__).parameters
         assert "timeout_worker_healthcheck" in params