diff --git a/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/README.md b/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/README.md
index 5256fde..5e35a5c 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/README.md
+++ b/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/README.md
@@ -83,4 +83,5 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the `command-cert-manag
 | `resources`                                  | CPU/Memory resource requests/limits                                                                                                      | `{}` (with commented out options)                     |
 | `nodeSelector`                               | Node labels for pod assignment                                                                                                           | `{}`                                                  |
 | `tolerations`                                | Tolerations for pod assignment                                                                                                           | `[]`                                                  |
+| `env`                                        | Environmental variables set for pod                                                                                                      | `{}`                                                  |
 | `secretConfig.useClusterRoleForSecretAccess` | Specifies if the ServiceAccount should be granted access to the Secret resource using a ClusterRole                                      | `false`                                               |
diff --git a/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/templates/deployment.yaml
index 856ace0..4c786c7 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ spec:
             {{- end}}
           command:
             - /manager
+          {{- with .Values.env }}
+          env:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.Version }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           livenessProbe:
diff --git a/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/values.yaml
index 6fd5bcb..4163688 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/command-cert-manager-issuer/values.yaml
@@ -70,3 +70,10 @@ resources: {}
 nodeSelector: {}
 
 tolerations: []
+
+env: {}
+  # This can be used to set an http proxy to access the Keyfactor instance
+  # - name: https_proxy
+  #   value: http://someproxy:someport
+  # - name: no_proxy
+  #   value: .somedomain.com,.local,10.0.0.1