diff --git a/charts/ix-chart/v2009.0.1/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/ix-chart/v2009.0.1/templates/deployment.yaml
index c6cd9d15a00..3c209e0c029 100644
--- a/charts/ix-chart/v2009.0.1/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ix-chart/v2009.0.1/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -31,3 +31,10 @@ spec:
             - {{ . | quote}}
             {{- end }}
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.container.environment_variables }}
+          env:
+            {{- range .Values.container.environment_variables }}
+            - name: {{ .name | quote }}
+              value: {{ .value | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ix-chart/v2009.0.1/values.yaml b/charts/ix-chart/v2009.0.1/values.yaml
index b62420a0c0a..4a386046afb 100644
--- a/charts/ix-chart/v2009.0.1/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ix-chart/v2009.0.1/values.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# Default values for mychart.
-# This is a YAML-formatted file.
-# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+# Default values for ix-chart.
 
 replicaCount: 1
 
@@ -18,3 +16,4 @@ fullnameOverride: ""
 container:
   command: []
   args: []
+  environment_variables: []