diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 98c9dcb5ddf..f59ef829aa9 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ from litellm._logging import (
     verbose_logger,
     json_logs,
     _turn_on_json,
+    ecs_logs,
+    _turn_on_ecs,
     log_level,
 )
 import re
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index c0246f234a8..85e62ea75f5 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
         if log_config is not None:
             print(f"Using log_config: {log_config}")  # noqa
             uvicorn_args["log_config"] = log_config
-        elif litellm.json_logs:
-            # Use JSON log config for uvicorn to ensure all logs (including exceptions) are JSON
+        elif litellm.ecs_logs or litellm.json_logs:
             uvicorn_args["log_config"] = _get_uvicorn_json_log_config()
         if keepalive_timeout is not None:
             uvicorn_args["timeout_keep_alive"] = keepalive_timeout
diff --git a/litellm/sitecustomize.py b/litellm/sitecustomize.py
index 90dcd62614a..0717565cc1f 100644
--- a/litellm/sitecustomize.py
+++ b/litellm/sitecustomize.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """
-ECS logging early-startup hook for litellm.
+ECS logging early-startup hook template for litellm.
 
-Python executes sitecustomize.py from the active site-packages directory
-before any user code, making it the right place to configure logging format
-before the first log record is emitted.
+This file is a deploy-time template. It will NOT auto-execute from its current
+location inside the litellm package. Python only auto-runs sitecustomize.py if
+it exists as a top-level module in a site-packages directory.
 
 To enable ECS-compliant log output without touching application code: