diff --git a/engine/settings/base.py b/engine/settings/base.py
index ae5f8716..94c82f97 100644
--- a/engine/settings/base.py
+++ b/engine/settings/base.py
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     "apps.user_management.middlewares.OrganizationDeletedMiddleware",
 ]
 
-if OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED:
+LOG_REQUEST_HEADERS = getenv_boolean("LOG_REQUEST_HEADERS", default=False)
+if LOG_REQUEST_HEADERS:
     MIDDLEWARE.insert(0, "engine.middlewares.LogRequestHeadersMiddleware")
 
 LOG_REQUEST_ID_HEADER = "HTTP_X_CLOUD_TRACE_CONTEXT"