diff --git a/.pipelines/e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/e2e-step-template.yaml
index 4ed31441bf..e5a351c296 100644
--- a/.pipelines/e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ steps:
       export CLEANUP_ON_EXIT=true 
       export REGIONS=$(AKS_ENGINE_REGION) 
       export IS_JENKINS=false 
+      export DEBUG_CRASHING_PODS=true
       make test-kubernetes
     name: DeployAKSEngine
     displayName: Run AKS-Engine E2E Tests