diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
index 6d7419cd5..e41ab3bd4 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
@@ -162,10 +162,14 @@ spec:
             - /hostproc
           {{- if ne .Values.tap.packetCapture "ebpf" }}
             - -disable-ebpf
-          {{- end }}          
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.tap.debug }}
             - -debug
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.tap.misc.profile }}
+            - -port
+            - '{{ add .Values.tap.proxy.worker.srvPort 1 }}'
+          {{- end }}
         {{- if .Values.tap.docker.overrideTag.worker }}
           image: '{{ .Values.tap.docker.registry }}/worker:{{ .Values.tap.docker.overrideTag.worker }}{{ include "kubeshark.dockerTagDebugVersion" . }}'
         {{ else }}
@@ -182,6 +186,8 @@ spec:
             valueFrom:
               fieldRef:
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+          - name: PROFILING_ENABLED
+            value: '{{ .Values.tap.misc.profile }}'
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: {{ .Values.tap.resources.tracer.limits.cpu }}
diff --git a/manifests/complete.yaml b/manifests/complete.yaml
index 286973b5d..740adfa34 100644
--- a/manifests/complete.yaml
+++ b/manifests/complete.yaml
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@ spec:
             valueFrom:
               fieldRef:
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+          - name: PROFILING_ENABLED
+            value: 'false'
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: 750m