diff --git a/crates/collab/k8s/manifest.template.yml b/crates/collab/k8s/manifest.template.yml
index 0662a287d4..79dd2b8851 100644
--- a/crates/collab/k8s/manifest.template.yml
+++ b/crates/collab/k8s/manifest.template.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ spec:
                   key: secret
             - name: INVITE_LINK_PREFIX
               value: ${INVITE_LINK_PREFIX}
+            - name: RUST_BACKTRACE
+              value: "1"
             - name: RUST_LOG
               value: ${RUST_LOG}
             - name: LOG_JSON