diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index 7f68b72a522..027e2cc775a 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
     is_flag=True,
     type=bool,
     help="To debug the input",
-    envvar="DEBUG",
+    envvar="LITELLM_DEBUG",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--detailed_debug",