diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36ec33461f..9a065d0962 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "postversion": "git push --set-upstream ${GIT_REMOTE:-origin} release/v$npm_package_version"
   },
   "config": {
-    "k8sProxyVersion": "0.1.1",
+    "k8sProxyVersion": "0.1.2",
     "bundledKubectlVersion": "1.23.3",
     "bundledHelmVersion": "3.7.2",
     "sentryDsn": ""
diff --git a/src/main/kube-auth-proxy/kube-auth-proxy.ts b/src/main/kube-auth-proxy/kube-auth-proxy.ts
index 67322ade74..bc9fc53baf 100644
--- a/src/main/kube-auth-proxy/kube-auth-proxy.ts
+++ b/src/main/kube-auth-proxy/kube-auth-proxy.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export class KubeAuthProxy {
       env: {
         ...this.env,
         KUBECONFIG: this.cluster.kubeConfigPath,
+        KUBECONFIG_CONTEXT: this.cluster.contextName,
         API_PREFIX: this.apiPrefix,
       },
     });