diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index 8ac63ba25c9..4a74307a695 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
     is_flag=True,
     type=bool,
     help="To debug the input",
-    envvar="DEBUG",
+    envvar="LITELLM_DEBUG",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--detailed_debug",