diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/utils.py b/python/sglang/srt/utils.py
index 707801604..6e2158c48 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/utils.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/utils.py
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ time_infos = {}
 HIP_FP8_E4M3_FNUZ_MAX = 224.0
 
 
+def get_bool_env_var(name: str, default: str = "false") -> bool:
+    value = os.getenv(name, default)
+    return value.lower() in ("true", "1")
+
+
 # https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/notes/hip.html#checking-for-hip
 def is_hip() -> bool:
     return torch.version.hip is not None
@@ -128,9 +133,9 @@ def is_cuda_available():
     return is_cuda()
 
 
-_ENABLE_TORCH_INFERENCE_MODE = os.getenv(
+_ENABLE_TORCH_INFERENCE_MODE = get_bool_env_var(
     "SGLANG_ENABLE_TORCH_INFERENCE_MODE", "false"
-).lower() in ("true", "1")
+)
 
 
 class DynamicGradMode(_DecoratorContextManager):
@@ -1327,11 +1332,6 @@ def set_gpu_proc_affinity(
     logger.info(f"Process {pid} gpu_id {gpu_id} is running on CPUs: {p.cpu_affinity()}")
 
 
-def get_bool_env_var(name: str, default: str = "false") -> bool:
-    value = os.getenv(name, default)
-    return value.lower() in ("true", "1")
-
-
 @lru_cache(maxsize=2)
 def disable_request_logging() -> bool:
     return get_bool_env_var("SGLANG_DISABLE_REQUEST_LOGGING")