diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/index.js b/packages/backend-core/src/db/index.js
index 41c95f7c25..aa6f7ebc2c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/index.js
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 const pouch = require("./pouch")
 const env = require("../environment")
 
-const MEMORY_LEAK_CHECK = 0
 const openDbs = []
 let PouchDB
 let initialised = false
 const dbList = new Set()
 
-if (MEMORY_LEAK_CHECK) {
+if (env.MEMORY_LEAK_CHECK) {
   setInterval(() => {
     console.log("--- OPEN DBS ---")
     console.log(openDbs)
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ exports.dangerousGetDB = (dbName, opts) => {
     dbList.add(dbName)
   }
   const db = new PouchDB(dbName, opts)
-  if (MEMORY_LEAK_CHECK) {
+  if (env.MEMORY_LEAK_CHECK) {
     openDbs.push(db.name)
   }
   const dbPut = db.put
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ exports.closeDB = async db => {
   if (!db || env.isTest()) {
     return
   }
-  if (MEMORY_LEAK_CHECK) {
+  if (env.MEMORY_LEAK_CHECK) {
     openDbs.splice(openDbs.indexOf(db.name), 1)
   }
   try {
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
index 845504fdc9..37804b31a6 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const env = {
   DISABLE_DEVELOPER_LICENSE: process.env.DISABLE_DEVELOPER_LICENSE,
   DEFAULT_LICENSE: process.env.DEFAULT_LICENSE,
   SERVICE: process.env.SERVICE || "budibase",
+  MEMORY_LEAK_CHECK: process.env.MEMORY_LEAK_CHECK || false,
   DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT:
     process.env.DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT || "docker-compose",
   _set(key: any, value: any) {