diff --git a/charts/dateme-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml b/charts/dateme-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
index f34ef83..10dc84d 100644
--- a/charts/dateme-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/dateme-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,31 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-credentials
                   key: DB_PASSWORD
+            - name: POSTGRES_DB
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-credentials
+                  key: DB_NAME
+            - name: POSTGRES_USER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-credentials
+                  key: DB_USER
+            - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-credentials
+                  key: DB_PASSWORD
+            - name: POSTGRES_HOST
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-credentials
+                  key: DB_HOST
+            - name: POSTGRES_PORT
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-credentials
+                  key: DB_PORT
           startupProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health