diff --git a/docs/docs/users/reference/env_variables.md b/docs/docs/users/reference/env_variables.md
index 2942270a0bfb..4627aab77a29 100644
--- a/docs/docs/users/reference/env_variables.md
+++ b/docs/docs/users/reference/env_variables.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ process.
 | `FOREST_STATE_MIGRATION_THREADS`                          | integer                          | Depends on the machine.                        | 3                                                             | The number of threads for state migration thread-pool. Advanced users only.      |
 | `FOREST_CONFIG_PATH`                                      | string                           | /$FOREST_HOME/com.ChainSafe.Forest/config.toml | `/path/to/config.toml`                                        | Forest configuration path. Alternatively supplied via `--config` cli parameter.  |
 | `RUST_LOG`                                                | string                           | empty                                          | `debug,forest_libp2p::service=info`                           | Allows for log level customization.                                              |
+| `FOREST_IGNORE_DRAND`                                     | 1 or true                        | empty                                          | 1                                                             | Ignore Drand validation.                                                         |
 | `FOREST_F3_SIDECAR_RPC_ENDPOINT`                          | string                           | 127.0.0.1:23456                                | `127.0.0.1:23456`                                             | An RPC endpoint of F3 sidecar.                                                   |
 | `FOREST_F3_SIDECAR_FFI_ENABLED`                           | 1 or true                        | hard-coded per chain                           | 1                                                             | Whether or not to start the F3 sidecar via FFI                                   |
 | `FOREST_F3_CONSENSUS_ENABLED`                             | 1 or true                        | hard-coded per chain                           | 1                                                             | Whether or not to apply the F3 consensus to the node                             |
diff --git a/src/beacon/drand.rs b/src/beacon/drand.rs
index 0f87ff4b226f..d41ee2c39659 100644
--- a/src/beacon/drand.rs
+++ b/src/beacon/drand.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use url::Url;
 
 /// Environmental Variable to ignore `Drand`. Lotus parallel is
 /// `LOTUS_IGNORE_DRAND`
-pub const IGNORE_DRAND_VAR: &str = "IGNORE_DRAND";
+pub const IGNORE_DRAND_VAR: &str = "FOREST_IGNORE_DRAND";
 
 /// Type of the `drand` network. `mainnet` is chained and `quicknet` is unchained.
 /// For the details, see <https://github.com/filecoin-project/FIPs/blob/1bd887028ac1b50b6f2f94913e07ede73583da5b/FIPS/fip-0063.md#specification>
diff --git a/src/chain/store/index.rs b/src/chain/store/index.rs
index 5b99f69641e0..a7e685c7b3d7 100644
--- a/src/chain/store/index.rs
+++ b/src/chain/store/index.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl<DB: Blockstore> ChainIndex<DB> {
             }
         }
 
-        if std::env::var(IGNORE_DRAND_VAR) == Ok("1".to_owned()) {
+        if is_env_truthy(IGNORE_DRAND_VAR) {
             return Ok(BeaconEntry::new(0, vec![9; 16]));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/fil_cns/validation.rs b/src/fil_cns/validation.rs
index ebd4eb9a931d..b56944f77b88 100644
--- a/src/fil_cns/validation.rs
+++ b/src/fil_cns/validation.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use crate::shim::{
 };
 use crate::state_manager::StateManager;
 use crate::utils::encoding::prover_id_from_u64;
+use crate::utils::misc::env::is_env_truthy;
 use cid::Cid;
 use fil_actors_shared::filecoin_proofs_api::{post, PublicReplicaInfo, SectorId};
 use fil_actors_shared::v10::runtime::DomainSeparationTag;
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ pub(in crate::fil_cns) async fn validate_block<DB: Blockstore + Sync + Send + 's
     }));
 
     // Beacon values check
-    if std::env::var(IGNORE_DRAND_VAR) != Ok("1".to_owned()) {
+    if !is_env_truthy(IGNORE_DRAND_VAR) {
         validations.push(tokio::task::spawn({
             let block = Arc::clone(&block);
             let parent_epoch = base_tipset.epoch();
diff --git a/src/utils/misc/env.rs b/src/utils/misc/env.rs
index eac205c1f423..144065584d5b 100644
--- a/src/utils/misc/env.rs
+++ b/src/utils/misc/env.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub fn is_env_truthy(env: &str) -> bool {
 pub fn is_env_set_and_truthy(env: &str) -> Option<bool> {
     std::env::var(env)
         .ok()
-        .map(|var| matches!(var.to_lowercase().as_str(), "1" | "true"))
+        .map(|var| matches!(var.to_lowercase().as_str(), "1" | "true" | "yes" | "_yes_"))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]