diff --git a/cli/installer/kubernetes.go b/cli/installer/kubernetes.go
index fadb015843..daee99c53b 100644
--- a/cli/installer/kubernetes.go
+++ b/cli/installer/kubernetes.go
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ func installTracetestChart(conf configuration, ui cliUI.UI) {
 		cmd = append(cmd, "--set image.tag=latest")
 	}
 
+	if os.Getenv("TRACETEST_DEV") != "" {
+		cmd = append(cmd, "--set env.tracetestDev=true")
+	}
+
 	execCmd(helmCmd(conf, cmd...), ui)
 }