diff --git a/scripts/gcp-oidc/terraform/main.tf b/scripts/gcp-oidc/terraform/main.tf
index aefb68362..3a600e26e 100644
--- a/scripts/gcp-oidc/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/scripts/gcp-oidc/terraform/main.tf
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ resource "google_compute_instance_template" "uid_operator" {
     tee-image-reference            = var.uid_operator_image
     tee-container-log-redirect     = true
     tee-restart-policy             = "Never"
+    tee-env-DEBUG_MODE             = var.debug_mode
     tee-env-DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT = var.uid_deployment_env
     tee-env-API_TOKEN_SECRET_NAME  = module.secret-manager.secret_versions[0]
     tee-env-CORE_BASE_URL          = var.uid_deployment_env == "integ" ? "https://core-integ.uidapi.com" : "https://core-prod.uidapi.com"