diff --git a/charts/helm-dashboard/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/helm-dashboard/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8a86623..5108381 100644
--- a/charts/helm-dashboard/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/helm-dashboard/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ spec:
             value: /opt/dashboard/helm/config
           - name: HELM_DATA_HOME
             value: /opt/dashboard/helm/data
+          - name: DEBUG
+            value: {{- ternary " 1" "" .Values.debug }}
           ports:
             - name: http
               containerPort: 8080
diff --git a/charts/helm-dashboard/values.yaml b/charts/helm-dashboard/values.yaml
index 168fc76..fac4561 100644
--- a/charts/helm-dashboard/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/helm-dashboard/values.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 replicaCount: 1
 
+# Flag for setting environment to debug mode 
+debug: false
+
 image:
   repository: komodorio/helm-dashboard
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent