diff --git a/test/3nodetest/bootstrap/Dockerfile b/test/3nodetest/bootstrap/Dockerfile
index 562b38ded..3b97d58d0 100644
--- a/test/3nodetest/bootstrap/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/3nodetest/bootstrap/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ADD . /tmp/id
 RUN mv -f /tmp/id/config /root/.go-ipfs/config
 RUN ipfs id
 
+ENV IPFS_PROF true
 ENV IPFS_LOGGING_FMT nocolor
 
 EXPOSE 4011 4012/udp
diff --git a/test/3nodetest/client/Dockerfile b/test/3nodetest/client/Dockerfile
index 88d15dd0c..0ff89819f 100644
--- a/test/3nodetest/client/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/3nodetest/client/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RUN ipfs id
 
 EXPOSE 4031 4032/udp
 
+ENV IPFS_PROF true
 ENV IPFS_LOGGING_FMT nocolor
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/test/3nodetest/server/Dockerfile b/test/3nodetest/server/Dockerfile
index 03cdbc595..f735fe1d8 100644
--- a/test/3nodetest/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/3nodetest/server/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ RUN chmod +x /tmp/test/run.sh
 
 EXPOSE 4021 4022/udp
 
+ENV IPFS_PROF true
 ENV IPFS_LOGGING_FMT nocolor
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash"]