diff --git a/cmd/collector/cli/run.go b/cmd/collector/cli/run.go
index 2b241fce0..03623147f 100644
--- a/cmd/collector/cli/run.go
+++ b/cmd/collector/cli/run.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func Run() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:  `...`,
 		PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			viper.BindPFlag("collector", cmd.Flags().Lookup("collector"))
+			viper.BindPFlag("disable-redactions", cmd.Flags().Lookup("disable-redactions"))
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			v := viper.GetViper()
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ func Run() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			collector := collect.Collector{
-				Spec: string(specContents),
+				Spec:              string(specContents),
+				DisableRedactions: v.GetBool("disable-redactions"),
 			}
 			if err := collector.RunCollectorSync(); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ func Run() *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().String("collector", "", "path to a single collector spec to collect")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("disable-redactions", false, "disable default redactions")
 
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired("collector")
 
diff --git a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
index 059ddf5df..195bc0330 100644
--- a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
+++ b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/run.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ troubleshoot run --collectors application --wait
 			viper.BindPFlag("kubecontext", cmd.Flags().Lookup("kubecontext"))
 			viper.BindPFlag("image", cmd.Flags().Lookup("image"))
 			viper.BindPFlag("pullpolicy", cmd.Flags().Lookup("pullpolicy"))
+			viper.BindPFlag("disable-redactions", cmd.Flags().Lookup("disable-redactions"))
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			v := viper.GetViper()
@@ -74,8 +75,9 @@ troubleshoot run --collectors application --wait
 						Name:      collectorName,
 						Namespace: v.GetString("namespace"),
 					},
-					Image:           v.GetString("image"),
-					ImagePullPolicy: v.GetString("pullpolicy"),
+					Image:             v.GetString("image"),
+					ImagePullPolicy:   v.GetString("pullpolicy"),
+					DisableRedactions: v.GetBool("disable-redactions"),
 				},
 			}
 			if _, err := troubleshootClient.CollectorJobs(v.GetString("namespace")).Create(&collectorJob); err != nil {
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ troubleshoot run --collectors application --wait
 
 	cmd.Flags().String("image", "", "the full name of the collector image to use")
 	cmd.Flags().String("pullpolicy", "", "the pull policy of the collector image")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("disable-redactions", false, "disable default redactions")
 
 	viper.BindPFlags(cmd.Flags())
 
diff --git a/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_collectorjobs.yaml b/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_collectorjobs.yaml
index 6bb6d9cb9..596b36d48 100644
--- a/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_collectorjobs.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/troubleshoot.replicated.com_collectorjobs.yaml
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ spec:
                 required:
                 - name
                 type: object
+              disableRedactions:
+                type: boolean
               image:
                 type: string
               imagePullPolicy:
diff --git a/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta1/collectorjob_types.go b/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta1/collectorjob_types.go
index 2c9329c17..ff48755e2 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta1/collectorjob_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta1/collectorjob_types.go
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ type CollectorRef struct {
 type CollectorJobSpec struct {
 	Collector CollectorRef `json:"collector"`
 
-	Image           string `json:"image,omitempty"`
-	ImagePullPolicy string `json:"imagePullPolicy,omitempty"`
+	Image             string `json:"image,omitempty"`
+	ImagePullPolicy   string `json:"imagePullPolicy,omitempty"`
+	DisableRedactions bool   `json:"disableRedactions,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // CollectorJobStatus defines the observed state of CollectorJob
diff --git a/pkg/collect/cluster_info.go b/pkg/collect/cluster_info.go
index 17ac155f6..c77c83031 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/cluster_info.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/cluster_info.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type ClusterInfoOutput struct {
 	ClusterVersion []byte `json:"cluster-info/cluster_version.json,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func ClusterInfo() error {
+func (c *Collector) ClusterInfo() error {
 	cfg, err := config.GetConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/collect/cluster_resources.go b/pkg/collect/cluster_resources.go
index 3fbd18263..5500ee1d0 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/cluster_resources.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/cluster_resources.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type ClusterResourcesOutput struct {
 	CustomResourceDefinitions []byte            `json:"cluster-resources/custom-resource-definitions.json,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func ClusterResources() error {
+func (c *Collector) ClusterResources() error {
 	cfg, err := config.GetConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -92,12 +92,14 @@ func ClusterResources() error {
 	}
 	clusterResourcesOutput.CustomResourceDefinitions = customResourceDefinitions
 
-	redacted, err := clusterResourcesOutput.Redact()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if !c.DisableRedactions {
+		clusterResourcesOutput, err = clusterResourcesOutput.Redact()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
-	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(redacted, "", "  ")
+	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(clusterResourcesOutput, "", "  ")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collect/collector.go b/pkg/collect/collector.go
index 6cae8c6da..5faa5f218 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/collector.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Collector struct {
-	Spec string
+	Spec              string
+	DisableRedactions bool
 }
 
 func (c *Collector) RunCollectorSync() error {
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ func (c *Collector) RunCollectorSync() error {
 	}
 
 	if collect.ClusterInfo != nil {
-		return ClusterInfo()
+		return c.ClusterInfo()
 	} else if collect.ClusterResources != nil {
-		return ClusterResources()
+		return c.ClusterResources()
 	}
 
 	return errors.New("no spec found to run")
diff --git a/pkg/controller/collectorjob/collectorjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller/collectorjob/collectorjob_controller.go
index 4a0b6bb3c..885ed3f19 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/collectorjob/collectorjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/collectorjob/collectorjob_controller.go
@@ -368,6 +368,15 @@ func (r *ReconcileCollectorJob) createCollectorPod(instance *troubleshootv1beta1
 		imagePullPolicy = corev1.PullPolicy(instance.Spec.ImagePullPolicy)
 	}
 
+	args := []string{
+		"run",
+		"--collector",
+		"/troubleshoot/specs/collector.yaml",
+	}
+	if instance.Spec.DisableRedactions {
+		args = append(args, "--disable-redactions")
+	}
+
 	pod := corev1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      name,
@@ -385,11 +394,7 @@ func (r *ReconcileCollectorJob) createCollectorPod(instance *troubleshootv1beta1
 					ImagePullPolicy: imagePullPolicy,
 					Name:            idForCollector(collector),
 					Command:         []string{"collector"},
-					Args: []string{
-						"run",
-						"--collector",
-						"/troubleshoot/specs/collector.yaml",
-					},
+					Args:            args,
 					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
 						{
 							Name:      "collector",