diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
index c03a86f5..e56c9783 100644
--- a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ spec:
             name: tmp-volume
       {{- end }}
         args:
+          {{- if .Values.reloader.logFormat }}
+          - "--log-format={{ .Values.reloader.logFormat }}"
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.reloader.ignoreSecrets }}
           - "--resources-to-ignore=secrets"
           {{- end }}