diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index cca68e17..78d9e011 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -594,7 +594,9 @@ static void _error_handler(int sig)
 
 static void _startup(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-	bool tracking = false;
+	char buffer[8] = { 0 };
+	size_t buffer_size = sizeof(buffer);
+	bool tracking = uv_os_getenv("TF_MEM_TRACKING", buffer, &buffer_size) == 0 && strcmp(buffer, "1") == 0;
 	for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
 	{
 		if (strcmp(argv[i], "sandbox") == 0)