diff --git a/pkg/command/commandbuilder.go b/pkg/command/commandbuilder.go
index 71e717ee..a68bf4c2 100644
--- a/pkg/command/commandbuilder.go
+++ b/pkg/command/commandbuilder.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
 
 	barmanApi "github.com/cloudnative-pg/barman-cloud/pkg/api"
 )
@@ -117,16 +119,29 @@ type contextKey string
 // contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials contains a bool indicating if the default azure credentials should be used
 const contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials contextKey = "useDefaultAzureCredentials"
 
+// Env variable overrides any value set in ctx value contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials
+const barmanUseDefaultAzureCredentials string = "BARMAN_USE_DEFAULT_AZURE_CREDENTIALS"
+
 func useDefaultAzureCredentials(ctx context.Context) bool {
-	v := ctx.Value(contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials)
-	if v == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	result, ok := v.(bool)
-	if !ok {
-		return false
+	val := os.Getenv(barmanUseDefaultAzureCredentials)
+	if len(val) == 0 {
+		v := ctx.Value(contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials)
+		if v == nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		result, ok := v.(bool)
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+		return result
+	} else {
+		v, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		return v
 	}
-	return result
+
 }
 
 // ContextWithDefaultAzureCredentials create a context that contains the contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials flag.
diff --git a/pkg/command/commandbuilder_test.go b/pkg/command/commandbuilder_test.go
index 9f7e16e4..a2009325 100644
--- a/pkg/command/commandbuilder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/command/commandbuilder_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	barmanApi "github.com/cloudnative-pg/barman-cloud/pkg/api"
@@ -64,18 +65,50 @@ var _ = Describe("useDefaultAzureCredentials", func() {
 		Expect(useDefaultAzureCredentials(ctx)).To(BeFalse())
 	})
 
-	It("should be false if ctx contains an invalid value", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+	It("should be false if ctx contains an invalid value and not overwritten by env", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 		newCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials, "invalidValue")
 		Expect(useDefaultAzureCredentials(newCtx)).To(BeFalse())
 	})
 
-	It("should be false if ctx contains false value", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+	It("should be false if ctx contains false value and not overwritten by env", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 		newCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials, false)
 		Expect(useDefaultAzureCredentials(newCtx)).To(BeFalse())
 	})
 
-	It("should be true only if ctx contains true value", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+	It("should be true only if ctx contains true value and not overwritten by env", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 		newCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials, true)
 		Expect(useDefaultAzureCredentials(newCtx)).To(BeTrue())
 	})
+
+	// Env var should override the ctx value
+
+	It("should be true if env var set to true even if ctx contains false value", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+		os.Setenv(barmanUseDefaultAzureCredentials, "true")
+		newCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials, false)
+		Expect(useDefaultAzureCredentials(newCtx)).To(BeTrue())
+	})
+
+	It("should be false if env var set to false even if ctx contains true value", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+		os.Setenv(barmanUseDefaultAzureCredentials, "false")
+		newCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials, true)
+		Expect(useDefaultAzureCredentials(newCtx)).To(BeFalse())
+	})
+
+	It("should be false if env var is empty if ctx contains false value", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+		os.Setenv(barmanUseDefaultAzureCredentials, "")
+		newCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials, false)
+		Expect(useDefaultAzureCredentials(newCtx)).To(BeFalse())
+	})
+
+	It("should be true if env var is empty if ctx contains true value", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+		os.Setenv(barmanUseDefaultAzureCredentials, "")
+		newCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials, true)
+		Expect(useDefaultAzureCredentials(newCtx)).To(BeTrue())
+	})
+
+	It("should be false if env var set with invalid value", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+		os.Setenv(barmanUseDefaultAzureCredentials, "invalidValue")
+		newCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyUseDefaultAzureCredentials, true)
+		Expect(useDefaultAzureCredentials(newCtx)).To(BeFalse())
+	})
 })