diff --git a/pkg/trace/README.md b/pkg/trace/README.md
index 9a421e5bdc..dfccaa0544 100644
--- a/pkg/trace/README.md
+++ b/pkg/trace/README.md
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ This stores the data locally in the specified directory.
 ### Push Based Event Collection
 
 Push based event collection is where the consensus node pushes trace data to an
-external server. At the moment, this is just an S3 bucket. To use this, add the
-following to the config.toml file:
+external server. At the moment, this is just an S3 bucket. To use this, two options are available:
+#### Using push config file
+
+Add the following to the config.toml file:
 
 ```toml
 # TracePushConfig is the relative path of the push config.
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ following to the config.toml file:
 trace_push_config = "{{ .Instrumentation.TracePushConfig }}"
 ```
 
-The push config file should look like this:
+The push config file is a JSON file that should look like this:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -84,3 +86,17 @@ The push config file should look like this:
     "push_delay": 60 // number of seconds to wait between intervals of pushing all files
 }
 ```
+
+#### Using environment variables for s3 bucket
+
+Alternatively, you can set the following environment variables:
+
+```bash
+export TRACE_PUSH_BUCKET_NAME=bucket-name
+export TRACE_PUSH_REGION=region
+export TRACE_PUSH_ACCESS_KEY=access-key
+export TRACE_PUSH_SECRET_KEY=secret-key
+export TRACE_PUSH_DELAY=push-delay
+```
+
+`bucket_name` , `region`, `access_key`, `secret_key` and `push_delay` are the s3 bucket name, region, access key, secret key and the delay between pushes respectively.
diff --git a/pkg/trace/local_tracer.go b/pkg/trace/local_tracer.go
index 3a2fe19125..d8e85b634f 100644
--- a/pkg/trace/local_tracer.go
+++ b/pkg/trace/local_tracer.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ func NewLocalTracer(cfg *config.Config, logger log.Logger, chainID, nodeID strin
 	if cfg.Instrumentation.TracePullAddress != "" {
 		go lt.servePullData()
 	}
+
 	if cfg.Instrumentation.TracePushConfig != "" {
 		s3Config, err := readS3Config(path.Join(cfg.RootDir, "config", cfg.Instrumentation.TracePushConfig))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -96,11 +98,37 @@ func NewLocalTracer(cfg *config.Config, logger log.Logger, chainID, nodeID strin
 		}
 		lt.s3Config = s3Config
 		go lt.pushLoop()
+	} else if s3Config, err := GetPushConfigFromEnv(); err == nil {
+		lt.s3Config = s3Config
+		go lt.pushLoop()
 	}
 
 	return lt, nil
 }
 
+// GetPushConfigFromEnv reads the required environment variables to push trace
+func GetPushConfigFromEnv() (S3Config, error) {
+	bucketName := os.Getenv("TRACE_PUSH_BUCKET_NAME")
+	region := os.Getenv("TRACE_PUSH_REGION")
+	accessKey := os.Getenv("TRACE_PUSH_ACCESS_KEY")
+	secretKey := os.Getenv("TRACE_PUSH_SECRET_KEY")
+	pushDelay, err := strconv.ParseInt(os.Getenv("TRACE_PUSH_DELAY"), 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return S3Config{}, err
+	}
+	if bucketName == "" || region == "" || accessKey == "" || secretKey == "" {
+		return S3Config{}, fmt.Errorf("missing required environment variables")
+	}
+	var s3Config = S3Config{
+		BucketName: bucketName,
+		Region:     region,
+		AccessKey:  accessKey,
+		SecretKey:  secretKey,
+		PushDelay:  pushDelay,
+	}
+	return s3Config, nil
+}
+
 func (lt *LocalTracer) Write(e Entry) {
 	if !lt.IsCollecting(e.Table()) {
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/trace/local_tracer_test.go b/pkg/trace/local_tracer_test.go
index da8d9437d8..571e11e6bd 100644
--- a/pkg/trace/local_tracer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/trace/local_tracer_test.go
@@ -121,6 +121,21 @@ func TestLocalTracerServerPull(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestReadPushConfigFromConfigFile tests reading the push config from the environment variables.
+func TestReadPushConfigFromEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Setenv("TRACE_PUSH_BUCKET_NAME", "bucket")
+	os.Setenv("TRACE_PUSH_REGION", "region")
+	os.Setenv("TRACE_PUSH_ACCESS_KEY", "access")
+	os.Setenv("TRACE_PUSH_SECRET_KEY", "secret")
+	os.Setenv("TRACE_PUSH_DELAY", "10")
+
+	lt := setupLocalTracer(t, 0)
+	require.Equal(t, "bucket", lt.s3Config.BucketName)
+	require.Equal(t, "region", lt.s3Config.Region)
+	require.Equal(t, "access", lt.s3Config.AccessKey)
+	require.Equal(t, "secret", lt.s3Config.SecretKey)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(10), lt.s3Config.PushDelay)
+}
 func setupLocalTracer(t *testing.T, port int) *LocalTracer {
 	logger := log.NewNopLogger()
 	cfg := config.DefaultConfig()