diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 8e115d7f..3c393aa4 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+build --incompatible_strict_action_env
+run --incompatible_strict_action_env
+test --incompatible_strict_action_env
+
 build:rbe --project_id=grakn-dev
 build:rbe --remote_instance_name=projects/grakn-dev/instances/default_instance
 build:rbe --remote_cache=remotebuildexecution.googleapis.com