diff --git a/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types.go b/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types.go
index 27d2c5cc..cb201a05 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/foundationdbcluster_types.go
@@ -2468,6 +2468,15 @@ func (cluster *FoundationDBCluster) NeedsReplacement(processGroup *ProcessGroupS
 	return processGroup.ProcessClass.IsTransaction()
 }
 
+// GetLogGroup returns the cluster's logGroup for use in trace logs
+func (cluster *FoundationDBCluster) GetLogGroup() string {
+	logGroup := cluster.Spec.LogGroup
+	if logGroup == "" {
+		logGroup = cluster.Name
+	}
+	return logGroup
+}
+
 // GetResourceLabels returns the resource labels for all created resources
 func (cluster *FoundationDBCluster) GetResourceLabels() map[string]string {
 	if cluster.Spec.LabelConfig.ResourceLabels != nil {
diff --git a/internal/monitor_conf.go b/internal/monitor_conf.go
index da9b1080..a4972179 100644
--- a/internal/monitor_conf.go
+++ b/internal/monitor_conf.go
@@ -166,10 +166,7 @@ func GetMonitorProcessConfiguration(cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, pro
 		configuration.RunServers = pointer.Bool(false)
 	}
 
-	logGroup := cluster.Spec.LogGroup
-	if logGroup == "" {
-		logGroup = cluster.Name
-	}
+	logGroup := cluster.GetLogGroup()
 
 	var zoneVariable string
 	if strings.HasPrefix(cluster.Spec.FaultDomain.ValueFrom, "$") {
diff --git a/internal/pod_models.go b/internal/pod_models.go
index d55c49a7..823f2286 100644
--- a/internal/pod_models.go
+++ b/internal/pod_models.go
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ func configureContainersForUnifiedImages(cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster
 	mainContainer.Env = append(mainContainer.Env, corev1.EnvVar{Name: "FDB_POD_NAMESPACE", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
 		FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{FieldPath: "metadata.namespace"},
 	}})
+	extendEnv(mainContainer, corev1.EnvVar{Name: "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_TRACE_LOG_GROUP", Value: cluster.GetLogGroup()},
+		corev1.EnvVar{Name: "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_TRACE_ENABLE", Value: "/var/log/fdb-trace-logs"})
 	if cluster.DefineDNSLocalityFields() {
 		mainContainer.Env = append(mainContainer.Env, corev1.EnvVar{Name: "FDB_DNS_NAME", Value: GetPodDNSName(cluster, processGroup.GetPodName(cluster))})
 	}
@@ -419,10 +421,7 @@ func GetPodSpec(cluster *fdbv1beta2.FoundationDBCluster, processGroup *fdbv1beta
 		extendEnv(mainContainer, corev1.EnvVar{Name: "FDB_TLS_CA_FILE", Value: "/var/dynamic-conf/ca.pem"})
 	}
 
-	logGroup := cluster.Spec.LogGroup
-	if logGroup == "" {
-		logGroup = cluster.Name
-	}
+	logGroup := cluster.GetLogGroup()
 
 	podName := processGroup.GetPodName(cluster)
 	if useUnifiedImage {
diff --git a/internal/pod_models_test.go b/internal/pod_models_test.go
index eb61749f..9c799c40 100644
--- a/internal/pod_models_test.go
+++ b/internal/pod_models_test.go
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ var _ = Describe("pod_models", func() {
 						{Name: "FDB_POD_NAMESPACE", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
 							FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{FieldPath: "metadata.namespace"},
 						}},
+						{Name: "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_TRACE_LOG_GROUP", Value: cluster.Name},
+						{Name: "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_TRACE_ENABLE", Value: "/var/log/fdb-trace-logs"},
 					}))
 
 					Expect(*mainContainer.Resources.Limits.Cpu()).To(Equal(resource.MustParse("1")))
@@ -644,6 +646,8 @@ var _ = Describe("pod_models", func() {
 						{Name: "FDB_POD_NAMESPACE", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
 							FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{FieldPath: "metadata.namespace"},
 						}},
+						{Name: "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_TRACE_LOG_GROUP", Value: cluster.Name},
+						{Name: "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_TRACE_ENABLE", Value: "/var/log/fdb-trace-logs"},
 					}))
 				})
 
@@ -698,6 +702,8 @@ var _ = Describe("pod_models", func() {
 						{Name: "FDB_POD_NAMESPACE", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
 							FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{FieldPath: "metadata.namespace"},
 						}},
+						{Name: "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_TRACE_LOG_GROUP", Value: cluster.Name},
+						{Name: "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_TRACE_ENABLE", Value: "/var/log/fdb-trace-logs"},
 					}))
 				})
 
@@ -754,6 +760,8 @@ var _ = Describe("pod_models", func() {
 						{Name: "FDB_POD_NAMESPACE", ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{
 							FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{FieldPath: "metadata.namespace"},
 						}},
+						{Name: "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_TRACE_LOG_GROUP", Value: cluster.Name},
+						{Name: "FDB_NETWORK_OPTION_TRACE_ENABLE", Value: "/var/log/fdb-trace-logs"},
 					}))
 				})