diff --git a/litellm/_logging.py b/litellm/_logging.py
index f05806be69c6..e3b54a012c57 100644
--- a/litellm/_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/_logging.py
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ def print_verbose(print_statement):
 
 # Add the handler to the logger
 verbose_router_logger.addHandler(handler)
+verbose_proxy_logger.addHandler(handler)
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 4392ec53367f..eca51926f55b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -965,12 +965,16 @@ async def initialize(
         from litellm._logging import verbose_router_logger, verbose_proxy_logger
         import logging
 
+        # this must ALWAYS remain logging.INFO, DO NOT MODIFY THIS
+
         verbose_router_logger.setLevel(level=logging.INFO)  # set router logs to info
+        verbose_proxy_logger.setLevel(level=logging.INFO)  # set proxy logs to info
     if detailed_debug == True:
         from litellm._logging import verbose_router_logger, verbose_proxy_logger
         import logging
 
         verbose_router_logger.setLevel(level=logging.DEBUG)  # set router logs to info
+        verbose_proxy_logger.setLevel(level=logging.DEBUG)  # set proxy logs to debug
         litellm.set_verbose = True
 
     dynamic_config = {"general": {}, user_model: {}}