diff --git a/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/config_flags.go b/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/config_flags.go
index 7b025f54..39b9ba1b 100755
--- a/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/config_flags.go
+++ b/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/config_flags.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (cfg Config) GetPFlagSet(prefix string) *pflag.FlagSet {
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&DefaultConfig.Version, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "version"), DefaultConfig.Version, "Version of flyte. Only supports flyte releases greater than v0.10.0")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&DefaultConfig.Image, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "image"), DefaultConfig.Image, "Optional. Provide a fully qualified path to a Flyte compliant docker image.")
 	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&DefaultConfig.Prerelease, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "pre"), DefaultConfig.Prerelease, "Optional. Pre release Version of flyte will be used for sandbox.")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&DefaultConfig.DisableAgent, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "disable-agent"), DefaultConfig.DisableAgent, "Optional. Disable the agent service.")
 	cmdFlags.StringSliceVar(&DefaultConfig.Env, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "env"), DefaultConfig.Env, "Optional. Provide Env variable in key=value format which can be passed to sandbox container.")
 	cmdFlags.Var(&DefaultConfig.ImagePullPolicy, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "imagePullPolicy"), "Optional. Defines the image pull behavior [Always/IfNotPresent/Never]")
 	cmdFlags.StringVar(&DefaultConfig.ImagePullOptions.RegistryAuth, fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", prefix, "imagePullOptions.registryAuth"), DefaultConfig.ImagePullOptions.RegistryAuth, "The base64 encoded credentials for the registry.")
diff --git a/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/config_flags_test.go b/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/config_flags_test.go
index 79f6e88f..37e2fc2a 100755
--- a/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/config_flags_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/config_flags_test.go
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@ func TestConfig_SetFlags(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		})
 	})
+	t.Run("Test_disable-agent", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		t.Run("Override", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testValue := "1"
+
+			cmdFlags.Set("disable-agent", testValue)
+			if vBool, err := cmdFlags.GetBool("disable-agent"); err == nil {
+				testDecodeJson_Config(t, fmt.Sprintf("%v", vBool), &actual.DisableAgent)
+
+			} else {
+				assert.FailNow(t, err.Error())
+			}
+		})
+	})
 	t.Run("Test_env", func(t *testing.T) {
 
 		t.Run("Override", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/sandbox_config.go b/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/sandbox_config.go
index 1dfce643..b1fa6985 100644
--- a/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/sandbox_config.go
+++ b/cmd/config/subcommand/sandbox/sandbox_config.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Default value false represents that Flytectl will not use the latest pre-release if it exists.
 	Prerelease bool `json:"pre" pflag:",Optional. Pre release Version of flyte will be used for sandbox."`
 
+	// Agent Service
+	DisableAgent bool `json:"disable-agent" pflag:",Optional. Disable the agent service."`
+
 	// Optionally it is possible to pass in environment variables to sandbox container.
 	Env []string `json:"env" pflag:",Optional. Provide Env variable in key=value format which can be passed to sandbox container."`
 
diff --git a/pkg/sandbox/start.go b/pkg/sandbox/start.go
index e79ec016..7a955180 100644
--- a/pkg/sandbox/start.go
+++ b/pkg/sandbox/start.go
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ func startSandbox(ctx context.Context, cli docker.Docker, g github.GHRepoService
 		sandboxEnv = append(sandboxEnv, "FLYTE_DEV=True")
 	}
 
+	if sandboxConfig.DisableAgent {
+		sandboxEnv = append(sandboxEnv, "DISABLE_AGENT=True")
+	}
+
 	ID, err := docker.StartContainer(ctx, cli, volumes, exposedPorts, portBindings, docker.FlyteSandboxClusterName,
 		sandboxImage, sandboxEnv, sandboxConfig.DryRun)
 
@@ -393,6 +397,7 @@ func StartDemoCluster(ctx context.Context, args []string, sandboxConfig *sandbox
 		return err
 	}
 	// K3s will automatically write the file specified by this var, which is mounted from user's local state dir.
+
 	sandboxConfig.Env = append(sandboxConfig.Env, k3sKubeConfigEnvVar)
 	err = StartCluster(ctx, args, sandboxConfig, demoImageName, sandboxImagePrefix, exposedPorts, portBindings, util.DemoConsolePort)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/sandbox/start_test.go b/pkg/sandbox/start_test.go
index a09797d3..a99f5b91 100644
--- a/pkg/sandbox/start_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sandbox/start_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ func TestStartFunc(t *testing.T) {
 		RegistryAuth: "",
 		Platform:     "",
 	}
+	config.Dev = true
+	config.DisableAgent = true
 	assert.Nil(t, util.SetupFlyteDir())
 	assert.Nil(t, os.MkdirAll(f.FilePathJoin(f.UserHomeDir(), ".flyte", "state"), os.ModePerm))
 	assert.Nil(t, ioutil.WriteFile(docker.Kubeconfig, []byte(content), os.ModePerm))