diff --git a/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/compaction-service.yaml b/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/compaction-service.yaml
index b3df32956f5..57c829dcd5a 100644
--- a/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/compaction-service.yaml
+++ b/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/compaction-service.yaml
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ spec:
           ports:
             - containerPort: 50051
           env:
+            {{ range .Values.compactionService.env }}
             - name: CHROMA_COMPACTION_SERVICE__MY_IP
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: status.podIP
+            {{ end }}
       topologySpreadConstraints:
         - maxSkew: 1
           topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
diff --git a/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/query-service.yaml b/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/query-service.yaml
index fba80e65bc7..c4dc3ac7f73 100644
--- a/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/query-service.yaml
+++ b/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/query-service.yaml
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ spec:
             - name: chroma
               mountPath: /index_data
           env:
+            {{ range .Values.queryService.env }}
             - name: CHROMA_QUERY_SERVICE__MY_IP
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: status.podIP
+            {{ end }}
       topologySpreadConstraints:
         - maxSkew: 1
           topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
diff --git a/k8s/distributed-chroma/values.yaml b/k8s/distributed-chroma/values.yaml
index 0ef185b9f7f..b7e05d122b6 100644
--- a/k8s/distributed-chroma/values.yaml
+++ b/k8s/distributed-chroma/values.yaml
@@ -51,11 +51,13 @@ queryService:
   image:
     repository: 'local'
     tag: 'query-service'
+  env:
 
 compactionService:
   image:
     repository: 'local'
     tag: 'compaction-service'
+  env:
 
 sysdbMigration:
   image: