diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/04-hub-pod.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/04-hub-pod.yaml
index 6cfb09487..a0cb323a9 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/04-hub-pod.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/04-hub-pod.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
         - name: LICENSE
           value: '{{ .Values.license }}'
         - name: SCRIPTING_ENV
-          value: '{}'
+          value: '{{ .Values.scripting.env | toJson }}'
         - name: SCRIPTING_SCRIPTS
           value: '[]'
         - name: AUTH_APPROVED_DOMAINS
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index e8f660c02..3ca627519 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ dumplogs: false
 headless: false
 license: ""
 scripting:
-  env: {}
+  env:
+    EXAMPLE: VALUE
   source: ""
   watchScripts: true