diff --git a/src/Testcontainers.Milvus/MilvusBuilder.cs b/src/Testcontainers.Milvus/MilvusBuilder.cs
index 44c2d8a60..e87615512 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers.Milvus/MilvusBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers.Milvus/MilvusBuilder.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ protected override MilvusBuilder Init()
             .WithPortBinding(MilvusManagementPort, true)
             .WithPortBinding(MilvusGrpcPort, true)
             .WithCommand("milvus", "run", "standalone")
+            .WithEnvironment("DEPLOY_MODE", "STANDALONE")
             .WithEnvironment("COMMON_STORAGETYPE", "local")
             // For embedded etcd only; see WithEtcdEndpoint(string) for using an external etcd.
             .WithEnvironment("ETCD_USE_EMBED", "true")