diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
index 6fd970ac8..6d7419cd5 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ spec:
             - -debug
           {{- end }}
         {{- if .Values.tap.docker.overrideTag.worker }}
-          image: '{{ .Values.tap.docker.registry }}/worker:{{ .Values.tap.docker.overrideTag.worker }}'
+          image: '{{ .Values.tap.docker.registry }}/worker:{{ .Values.tap.docker.overrideTag.worker }}{{ include "kubeshark.dockerTagDebugVersion" . }}'
         {{ else }}
-          image: '{{ .Values.tap.docker.registry }}/worker:{{ not (eq .Values.tap.docker.tag "") | ternary .Values.tap.docker.tag (printf "v%s" .Chart.Version) }}'
+          image: '{{ .Values.tap.docker.registry }}/worker:{{ not (eq .Values.tap.docker.tag "") | ternary .Values.tap.docker.tag (printf "v%s" .Chart.Version) }}{{ include "kubeshark.dockerTagDebugVersion" . }}'
         {{- end }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.tap.docker.imagePullPolicy }}
           name: sniffer
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ spec:
             - -debug
           {{- end }}
         {{- if .Values.tap.docker.overrideTag.worker }}
-          image: '{{ .Values.tap.docker.registry }}/worker:{{ .Values.tap.docker.overrideTag.worker }}'
+          image: '{{ .Values.tap.docker.registry }}/worker:{{ .Values.tap.docker.overrideTag.worker }}{{ include "kubeshark.dockerTagDebugVersion" . }}'
         {{ else }}
-          image: '{{ .Values.tap.docker.registry }}/worker:{{ not (eq .Values.tap.docker.tag "") | ternary .Values.tap.docker.tag (printf "v%s" .Chart.Version) }}'
+          image: '{{ .Values.tap.docker.registry }}/worker:{{ not (eq .Values.tap.docker.tag "") | ternary .Values.tap.docker.tag (printf "v%s" .Chart.Version) }}{{ include "kubeshark.dockerTagDebugVersion" . }}'
         {{- end }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.tap.docker.imagePullPolicy }}
           name: tracer
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm-chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
index ab5151662..fcd9d5fff 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -56,3 +56,9 @@ Escape double quotes in a string
   {{- regexReplaceAll "\"" . "\"" -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/*
+Define debug docker tag suffix
+*/}}
+{{- define "kubeshark.dockerTagDebugVersion" -}}
+{{- .Values.tap.misc.profile | ternary "-debug" "" }}
+{{- end -}}