diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 8220b3e891..d3a690b020 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -941,10 +941,12 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
 
     // sessionRunTime will be reset soon by loadSettings. Grab it now to get previous session value.
     // The value will be 0 if the user blew away settings this session, which is both a feature and a bug.
+    static const QString TESTER = "HIFI_TESTER";
     auto gpuIdent = GPUIdent::getInstance();
     auto glContextData = getGLContextData();
     QJsonObject properties = {
         { "version", applicationVersion() },
+        { "tester", QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().contains(TESTER) },
         { "previousSessionCrashed", _previousSessionCrashed },
         { "previousSessionRuntime", sessionRunTime.get() },
         { "cpu_architecture", QSysInfo::currentCpuArchitecture() },