diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py
index 9bf371253fd..51071b10263 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from litellm.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_hooks.custom_code.sandbox import (
 )
 from litellm.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_registry import (
     GuardrailRegistry,
-    _configured_event_hooks,
+    configured_event_hooks,
     contains_encrypted_marker,
     decrypt_guardrail_litellm_params,
     encrypt_guardrail_litellm_params,
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ async def patch_guardrail(
         clear_stored_scope: Final = (
             "logging_only_scope" not in requested_litellm_params
             and parsed_litellm_params.logging_only_scope is not None
-            and GuardrailEventHooks.logging_only.value not in _configured_event_hooks(parsed_litellm_params.mode)
+            and GuardrailEventHooks.logging_only.value not in configured_event_hooks(parsed_litellm_params.mode)
         )
         litellm_params: Final = (
             LitellmParams(**MappingProxyType({**merged_litellm_params, "logging_only_scope": None}))
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_initializers.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_initializers.py
index b7f3726d017..094c164f475 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_initializers.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_initializers.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ _MCP_EVENT_HOOKS: Final = frozenset(
 )
 
 
-def _configured_event_hooks(mode: str | list[str] | Mode) -> tuple[str, ...]:
+def configured_event_hooks(mode: str | list[str] | Mode) -> tuple[str, ...]:
     if isinstance(mode, str):
         return (mode,)
     if isinstance(mode, list):
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def _configured_event_hooks(mode: str | list[str] | Mode) -> tuple[str, ...]:
 
 
 def _is_mcp_only_mode(mode: str | list[str] | Mode) -> bool:
-    hooks: Final = _configured_event_hooks(mode)
+    hooks: Final = configured_event_hooks(mode)
     return bool(hooks) and all(hook in _MCP_EVENT_HOOKS for hook in hooks)
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_registry.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_registry.py
index 2ae5dc65888..7b2ad86f3dc 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_registry.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_registry.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ from .guardrail_hooks.llm_as_a_judge import (
     initialize_guardrail as initialize_llm_as_a_judge,
 )
 from .guardrail_initializers import (
-    _configured_event_hooks,
+    configured_event_hooks,
     initialize_bedrock,
     initialize_hide_secrets,
     initialize_lakera,
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ def _logging_only_scope_error(
     custom_guardrail_callback: CustomGuardrail, guardrail_name: str, litellm_params: LitellmParams
 ) -> str | None:
     logging_only_scope: Final = litellm_params.logging_only_scope
-    if logging_only_scope is not None and GuardrailEventHooks.logging_only.value not in _configured_event_hooks(
+    if logging_only_scope is not None and GuardrailEventHooks.logging_only.value not in configured_event_hooks(
         litellm_params.mode
     ):
         return (
@@ -823,9 +823,9 @@ class InMemoryGuardrailHandler:
         litellm_params: Final = LitellmParams(**params) if isinstance(params, dict) else params
         guardrail_name: Final = guardrail.get("guardrail_name", "Unknown")
         for custom_guardrail_callback in self._tracked_callbacks(guardrail_id):
-            error: Final = _logging_only_scope_error(custom_guardrail_callback, guardrail_name, litellm_params)
-            if error is not None:
-                raise ValueError(error)
+            scope_error = _logging_only_scope_error(custom_guardrail_callback, guardrail_name, litellm_params)
+            if scope_error is not None:
+                raise ValueError(scope_error)
 
     def initialize_custom_guardrail(
         self,