diff --git a/k8s/agent/deploy-agent.sh b/k8s/agent/deploy-agent.sh
index daf1a8060c..8aa679856b 100755
--- a/k8s/agent/deploy-agent.sh
+++ b/k8s/agent/deploy-agent.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ API_KEY=""
 AGENT_VERSION="latest"
 SKIP_VERIFY=false
 SERVER_URL=""
+ENVIRONMENT=""
 
 POSITIONAL_ARGS=()
 
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             shift
             shift
             ;;
+        --environment)
+            ENVIRONMENT="$2"
+            shift
+            shift
+            ;;
         -h|--help)
             showUsageAndExit
             ;;
@@ -83,6 +89,10 @@ if [ -n "$SERVER_URL" ]; then
   extraCmd+=("--server-url" "$SERVER_URL")
 fi
 
+if [ -n "$ENVIRONMENT" ]; then
+  extraCmd+=("--environment" "$ENVIRONMENT")
+fi
+
 
 kubectl create -n $NAMESPACE secret generic tracetest-agent-secret --from-literal=api-key=$API_KEY
 curl $FILE_PATH \
diff --git a/k8s/agent/deploy-agent.yaml b/k8s/agent/deploy-agent.yaml
index 13537db4c7..2e207e91f0 100644
--- a/k8s/agent/deploy-agent.yaml
+++ b/k8s/agent/deploy-agent.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: tracetest-agent
           image: kubeshop/tracetest-agent:TAG
-          command: [EXTRA_CMD]
+          args: [EXTRA_CMD]
           env:
             - name: TRACETEST_API_KEY
               valueFrom: