diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index eb6814a..d32cc77 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ spec:
             value: {{ .Values.owncloud.password | quote }}
           - name: OWNCLOUD_INTEGRITY_CHECK_DISABLED
             value: {{ .Values.owncloud.integrity.disabled | quote }}
+          - name: OWNCLOUD_UPDATE_CHECKER
+            value: {{ .Values.owncloud.updatecheck | quote }}
           {{- if .Values.mariadb.enabled }}
           - name: MARIADB_HOST
             value: {{ template "owncloud.mariadb.fullname" . }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 06729a5..4912273 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ replicaCount: 1
 owncloud:
   integrity:
     disabled: false
+  updatecheck: false
   domain: owncloud.chart.example
   username: owncloud
   password: owncloud