diff --git a/charts/s1-agent/templates/agent/daemonset.yaml b/charts/s1-agent/templates/agent/daemonset.yaml
index 38c4383..87ab685 100644
--- a/charts/s1-agent/templates/agent/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/s1-agent/templates/agent/daemonset.yaml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ spec:
               key: site-key
 {{- end }}
         - name: S1_AGENT_TYPE
-          value: "k8s"
+          value: "{{ $.Values.configuration.env.agent.agent_type }}"
         - name: S1_HELPER_HOST
           value: {{ include "service.name" $ }}
         - name: S1_AGENT_HOST_MOUNT_PATH
diff --git a/charts/s1-agent/values.yaml b/charts/s1-agent/values.yaml
index 7ad4070..e2ff56b 100644
--- a/charts/s1-agent/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/s1-agent/values.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ configuration:
   dv_proxy: "" # specify a proxy server for Deep-Visibility (in URL format), if needed
   env:
     agent:
+      agent_type: "edr" # agent flavor: defaults to edr. possible values: edr, cadr
       enabled: # to disable the agent, set to 'false'
       host_mount_path: # leave default unless host path is mounted elsewhere in your environment
       persistent_dir: # path on the node to a directory that will be used for persistent storage (logs, configuration, etc. Unsupported in GKE autopilot)