diff --git a/charts/registry-scanner/templates/_job.tpl b/charts/registry-scanner/templates/_job.tpl
index 92cde2b68..157b305a8 100644
--- a/charts/registry-scanner/templates/_job.tpl
+++ b/charts/registry-scanner/templates/_job.tpl
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@
           - name: REGISTRYSCANNER_PROFILING_ENABLED
             value: /profiling
           {{- end }}
+          - name: REGISTRYSCANNER_CRONJOB_SCHEDULE
+            value: {{ .Values.cronjob.schedule | quote }}
           {{- if .Values.extraEnvVars }}
           {{- toYaml .Values.extraEnvVars | nindent 10 }}
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/registry-scanner/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/registry-scanner/templates/configmap.yaml
index 11d12a82f..7c927263f 100644
--- a/charts/registry-scanner/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/registry-scanner/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ data:
           limits:
             memory: {{ .Values.config.scan.jobs.resources.limits.memory }}
         temporaryVolumeSizeLimit: {{ .Values.config.scan.jobs.temporaryVolumeSizeLimit }}
+        scheduleExpression: {{ .Values.cronjob.schedule | quote }}
       {{- if .Values.config.scan.inlineScanImage }}
       inlineScanImage: {{ .Values.config.scan.inlineScanImage }}
       {{- end }}