diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 749b5de7c..ff9c5ccbb 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ common --enable_bzlmod
 # https://bazel.build/docs/user-manual#java_runtime_version
 build --java_runtime_version=remotejdk_11
 
+# https://github.com/bazelbuild/intellij/issues/1169
+build --incompatible_strict_action_env
+run --incompatible_strict_action_env
+
 # https://bazel.build/reference/command-line-reference#flag--test_output
 test --test_output=errors
 
 # Quiet!
 # common --noshow_progress
-common --ui_event_filters=error,warning,-info,-debug,stdout,stderr
-# FYI -info hides output of tools such as core_buf_proto_lint (TODO how-to show only that, if failure?)
+common --ui_event_filters=error,warning,info,-debug,stdout,stderr
+# FYI -info also hides :( output from tests and tools such as core_buf_proto_lint (TODO how-to show only that, if failure?)
 # Beware, -stdout breaks IDE integrations!