diff --git a/deployment/helmchart/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployment/helmchart/templates/deployment.yaml
index d630bae..a7c662f 100644
--- a/deployment/helmchart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helmchart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ include "backend.smtp.secretName" . }}
                   key: smtp-password
+            - name: KRATOS_URL
+              value: {{ .Values.backend.kratosUrl }}
             {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.backend.extraEnvVars }}
             {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.backend.extraEnvVars "context" $) | nindent 12 }}
diff --git a/deployment/helmchart/values.yaml b/deployment/helmchart/values.yaml
index a9df735..fdb2e00 100644
--- a/deployment/helmchart/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helmchart/values.yaml
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ backend:
     ##
     pullSecrets: []
 
+  # URL to the Ory Kratos API
+  kratosUrl: http://127.0.0.1:8000
+
   ## Kubernetes service configuration. For minikube, set this to NodePort, elsewhere use LoadBalancer or ClusterIP
   ##
   service: