diff --git a/bert_e/server/__init__.py b/bert_e/server/__init__.py
index f26f54b8..4888e86f 100644
--- a/bert_e/server/__init__.py
+++ b/bert_e/server/__init__.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def setup_server(bert_e):
     app = Flask(__name__)
 
     app.config.update({
+        'APPLICATION_ROOT': os.getenv('APPLICATION_ROOT', '/'),
         'WEBHOOK_LOGIN': os.environ['WEBHOOK_LOGIN'],
         'WEBHOOK_PWD': os.environ['WEBHOOK_LOGIN'],
         'CLIENT_ID': os.environ['BERT_E_CLIENT_ID'],
diff --git a/charts/bert-e/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/bert-e/templates/deployment.yaml
index 88b70c57..b702e0e0 100644
--- a/charts/bert-e/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/bert-e/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         checksum/settings: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/settings.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
         checksum/secret: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/secrets.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        checksum/env: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/env.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
     spec:
       {{- if .Values.image.pullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ spec:
         envFrom:
         - secretRef:
             name: {{ template "fullname" $ }}
+        {{- if .Values.deployment.env }}
+        - configMapRef:
+            name: {{ template "fullname" $ }}-env
+        {{- end }}
         ports:
         - name: http
           containerPort: {{ .Values.deployment.servicePort }}
diff --git a/charts/bert-e/templates/env.yaml b/charts/bert-e/templates/env.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..647f9acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/bert-e/templates/env.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{{- if .Values.deployment.env }}
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ template "fullname" $ }}-env
+  labels:
+    app: {{ template "fullname" $ }}
+    chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}"
+    release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
+    heritage: "{{ .Release.Service }}"
+type: Opaque
+data:
+{{ .Values.deployment.env | toYaml | indent 2 }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/bert-e/values.yaml b/charts/bert-e/values.yaml
index 1315fd16..04dfb2bc 100644
--- a/charts/bert-e/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/bert-e/values.yaml
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ image:
 
 ## Kubernetes deployment configuration
 deployment:
+  # Setup env vars on the deployment
+  env: {}
+    # MY_VAR: MY_VALUE
 
   ## Configure extra options for liveness and readiness probes
   livenessProbe: