diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index b9d9891ca2..9a8b734477 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ _async_failure_callback: List[Callable] = (
 )  # internal variable - async custom callbacks are routed here.
 pre_call_rules: List[Callable] = []
 post_call_rules: List[Callable] = []
+turn_off_message_logging: Optional[bool] = False
 ## end of callbacks #############
 
 email: Optional[str] = (