diff --git a/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.docker.local b/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.docker.local
index 0086e8c78a..d5b54479ab 100644
--- a/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.docker.local
+++ b/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.docker.local
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ APP_BANNER=true
 APP_DEMO=false
 CACHING_ENABLED=true
 CACHING_TTL=10
+USE_NEW_RELIC=false
 
 #
 # LOGGING
diff --git a/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.example b/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.example
index 4d0c408d62..b424c01b09 100644
--- a/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.example
+++ b/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.example
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ APP_BANNER=true
 APP_DEMO=false
 CACHING_ENABLED=true
 CACHING_TTL=10
+USE_NEW_RELIC=false
 #
 # LOGGING
 #
diff --git a/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.test b/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.test
index ea6368c05b..84565df711 100644
--- a/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.test
+++ b/backend/packages/Upgrade/.env.test
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ APP_BANNER=true
 APP_DEMO=false
 CACHING_ENABLED=true
 CACHING_TTL=10
+USE_NEW_RELIC=false
 
 #
 # LOGGING
diff --git a/backend/packages/Upgrade/src/app.ts b/backend/packages/Upgrade/src/app.ts
index 92343cf5c3..e119bc60e6 100644
--- a/backend/packages/Upgrade/src/app.ts
+++ b/backend/packages/Upgrade/src/app.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { UpgradeLogger } from './lib/logger/UpgradeLogger';
 import { env } from './env';
 
-if (env.isProduction && !env?.app.demo) {
+if (env.useNewRelic) {
   require('newrelic/index');
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/packages/Upgrade/src/env.ts b/backend/packages/Upgrade/src/env.ts
index dbc4233380..12ae3bc6b7 100644
--- a/backend/packages/Upgrade/src/env.ts
+++ b/backend/packages/Upgrade/src/env.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const env = {
   isProduction: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
   isTest: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test',
   isDevelopment: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
+  useNewRelic: toBool(getOsEnvOptional('USE_NEW_RELIC')) || false,
   app: {
     name: getOsEnv('APP_NAME'),
     version: (pkg as any).version,