diff --git a/crates/collab/k8s/environments/production.sh b/crates/collab/k8s/environments/production.sh
index 331019bd40..5f71d201fb 100644
--- a/crates/collab/k8s/environments/production.sh
+++ b/crates/collab/k8s/environments/production.sh
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 ZED_ENVIRONMENT=production
+TRACE_LEVEL=debug
diff --git a/crates/collab/k8s/environments/staging.sh b/crates/collab/k8s/environments/staging.sh
index 0feacbadf6..0d93902680 100644
--- a/crates/collab/k8s/environments/staging.sh
+++ b/crates/collab/k8s/environments/staging.sh
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 ZED_ENVIRONMENT=staging
+TRACE_LEVEL=debug
diff --git a/crates/collab/k8s/manifest.template.yml b/crates/collab/k8s/manifest.template.yml
index f243a0adac..848d06ec49 100644
--- a/crates/collab/k8s/manifest.template.yml
+++ b/crates/collab/k8s/manifest.template.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ spec:
               value: "1"
             - name: RUST_LOG
               value: "trace"
+            - name: TRACE_LEVEL
+              value: ${TRACE_LEVEL}
+            - name: HONEYCOMB_DATASET
+              value: "collab"
+            - name: HONEYCOMB_API_KEY
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: honeycomb
+                  key: apiKey
           securityContext:
             capabilities:
               # FIXME - Switch to the more restrictive `PERFMON` capability.