diff --git a/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py b/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py
index 7b19e8c8b13..08cebe1a0c1 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ else:
 
 class CustomLogger:  # https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/observability/custom_callback#callback-class
     # Class variables or attributes
-    def __init__(self, message_logging: bool = True) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, message_logging: bool = True, **kwargs) -> None:
         self.message_logging = message_logging
         pass
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py
index a71718e9b89..d9736220c16 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_endpoints.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from litellm.types.guardrails import (
     GuardrailEventHooks,
     GuardrailInfoResponse,
     GuardrailUIAddGuardrailSettings,
+    LakeraV2GuardrailConfigModel,
     ListGuardrailsResponse,
     PiiAction,
     PiiEntityType,
@@ -592,11 +593,13 @@ async def get_provider_specific_params():
     # Get fields from the models
     bedrock_fields = _get_fields_from_model(BedrockGuardrailConfigModel)
     presidio_fields = _get_fields_from_model(PresidioConfigModel)
+    lakera_v2_fields = _get_fields_from_model(LakeraV2GuardrailConfigModel)
 
     # Return the provider-specific parameters
     provider_params = {
         SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.BEDROCK.value: bedrock_fields,
         SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.PRESIDIO.value: presidio_fields,
+        SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.LAKERA_V2.value: lakera_v2_fields,
     }
 
     return provider_params
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai_v2.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai_v2.py
index 01b6b9db4d9..e7d7d3b5aaa 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai_v2.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/lakera_ai_v2.py
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ class LakeraAIGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     async def call_v2_guard(
-        self, messages: List[AllMessageValues]
+        self,
+        messages: List[AllMessageValues],
+        request_data: Dict,
     ) -> Tuple[LakeraAIResponse, Dict]:
         """
         Call the Lakera AI v2 guard API.
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ class LakeraAIGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
             self.add_standard_logging_guardrail_information_to_request_data(
                 guardrail_json_response=guardrail_json_response,
                 guardrail_status=status,
-                request_data=dict(request) or {},
+                request_data=request_data,
                 start_time=start_time.timestamp(),
                 end_time=datetime.now().timestamp(),
                 duration=(datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds(),
@@ -137,11 +139,8 @@ class LakeraAIGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         if not payload:
             return messages
 
-        # Copy so we don’t edit the originals
-        masked = [msg.copy() for msg in messages]
-
         # For each message, find its detections on the fly
-        for idx, msg in enumerate(masked):
+        for idx, msg in enumerate(messages):
             content = msg.get("content", "")
             if not content:
                 continue
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ class LakeraAIGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
                     masked_entity_count[typ] = masked_entity_count.get(typ, 0) + 1
 
             msg["content"] = content
-        return masked
+        return messages
 
     async def async_pre_call_hook(
         self,
@@ -197,8 +196,13 @@ class LakeraAIGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
             add_guardrail_to_applied_guardrails_header,
         )
 
-        event_type: GuardrailEventHooks = GuardrailEventHooks.during_call
+        verbose_proxy_logger.debug("Lakera AI: pre_call_hook")
+
+        event_type: GuardrailEventHooks = GuardrailEventHooks.pre_call
         if self.should_run_guardrail(data=data, event_type=event_type) is not True:
+            verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
+                "Lakera AI: not running guardrail. Guardrail is disabled."
+            )
             return data
 
         new_messages: Optional[List[AllMessageValues]] = data.get("messages")
@@ -212,7 +216,8 @@ class LakeraAIGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         ########## 1. Make the Lakera AI v2 guard API request ##########
         #########################################################
         lakera_guardrail_response, masked_entity_count = await self.call_v2_guard(
-            messages=new_messages
+            messages=new_messages,
+            request_data=data,
         )
 
         #########################################################
@@ -277,7 +282,8 @@ class LakeraAIGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         ########## 1. Make the Lakera AI v2 guard API request ##########
         #########################################################
         lakera_guardrail_response, masked_entity_count = await self.call_v2_guard(
-            messages=new_messages
+            messages=new_messages,
+            request_data=data,
         )
 
         #########################################################
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_registry.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_registry.py
index 15c5d9d664a..78332ebecde 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_registry.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_registry.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from .guardrail_initializers import (
     initialize_guardrails_ai,
     initialize_hide_secrets,
     initialize_lakera,
+    initialize_lakera_v2,
     initialize_presidio,
 )
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ guardrail_initializer_registry = {
     SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.APORIA.value: initialize_aporia,
     SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.BEDROCK.value: initialize_bedrock,
     SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.LAKERA.value: initialize_lakera,
+    SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.LAKERA_V2.value: initialize_lakera_v2,
     SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.AIM.value: initialize_aim,
     SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.PRESIDIO.value: initialize_presidio,
     SupportedGuardrailIntegrations.HIDE_SECRETS.value: initialize_hide_secrets,
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/guardrail_info_helpers.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/guardrail_info_helpers.tsx
index 5755df533da..9b2818740db 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/guardrail_info_helpers.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/guardrail_info_helpers.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export enum GuardrailProviders {
     PresidioPII = "Presidio PII",
     Bedrock = "Bedrock Guardrail",
-    LLMGuard = "LLM Guard Endpoint",
-    SecretDetector = "Secret Detector",
-    AIM = "AIM Guardrail",
+    // LLMGuard = "LLM Guard Endpoint",
+    // SecretDetector = "Secret Detector",
+    // AIM = "AIM Guardrail",
     Lakera = "Lakera"
 }
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const guardrail_provider_map: Record<string, string> = {
     LLMGuard: "llmguard_moderations",
     SecretDetector: "hide_secrets",
     AIM: "aim",
-    Lakera: "lakera"
+    Lakera: "lakera_v2"
 };