diff --git a/grobid/templates/deployment.yaml b/grobid/templates/deployment.yaml
index 977664a53261540133b18d1d51f88d3bfbcf4bb3..1c69906d8f4fab194b5abbf0c2dacd22c67a6b87 100644
--- a/grobid/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/grobid/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ spec:
           env:
           - name: JAVA_OPTS
             value: "{{ .Values.maxJavaHeap }}"
+        {{- range $key, $value := .Values.env }}
+          - name: {{ $key }}
+            value: "{{ $value }}"
+        {{- end }}
           ports:
             - name: http
               containerPort: 8070
diff --git a/grobid/values.yaml b/grobid/values.yaml
index cc4fc5045db1978a57141f592527f989e7e66f76..a18dadddc36a17cad46702a63741fd9a695a1bf3 100644
--- a/grobid/values.yaml
+++ b/grobid/values.yaml
@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@ nodeSelector: {}
 tolerations: []
 
 affinity: {}
+
+env: {}