diff --git a/litellm/_logging.py b/litellm/_logging.py
index 15c95996335..14cb10c9c8c 100644
--- a/litellm/_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/_logging.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if set_verbose is True:
         "`litellm.set_verbose` is deprecated. Please set `os.environ['LITELLM_LOG'] = 'DEBUG'` for debug logs."
     )
 
-_ENABLE_SECRET_REDACTION = os.getenv("LITELLM_REDACT_SECRETS", "").lower() == "true"
+_ENABLE_SECRET_REDACTION = os.getenv("LITELLM_DISABLE_REDACT_SECRETS", "").lower() != "true"
 
 _REDACTED = "REDACTED"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/test_secret_redaction.py b/tests/test_litellm/test_secret_redaction.py
index 6321f452f66..d2c74afc3b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/test_secret_redaction.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/test_secret_redaction.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ SECRET = "sk-proj-abc123def456ghi789jklmnopqrst"
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def _enable_redaction():
-    """Enable secret redaction for all tests in this module."""
+    """Ensure secret redaction is on (the default) for all tests in this module."""
     with patch("litellm._logging._ENABLE_SECRET_REDACTION", True):
         yield
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_filter_redacts_extra_fields():
 
 
 def test_disable_redaction_passes_secrets_through():
-    """When _ENABLE_SECRET_REDACTION is False, secrets pass through."""
+    """When LITELLM_DISABLE_REDACT_SECRETS=true, secrets pass through."""
     with patch("litellm._logging._ENABLE_SECRET_REDACTION", False):
         record = logging.LogRecord(
             name="test",