diff --git a/scripts/helmcharts/openreplay-cli b/scripts/helmcharts/openreplay-cli
index 9f17ccb77..90468a5be 100755
--- a/scripts/helmcharts/openreplay-cli
+++ b/scripts/helmcharts/openreplay-cli
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ do
         CLEANUP_TOOLING=1
       else
         log title "Applying Latest OpenReplay Patches"
-        UPGRADE_OR_ONLY=1
+        UPGRADE_OR_ONLY=${UPGRADE_OR_ONLY:-1}
       fi
       upgrade
       clean_tmp_dir