diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe1c0b0..9ded205 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ helm install redis bitnami/redis -n kubeinvaders -f redis/values.yaml
 
 helm install kubeinvaders --set-string target_namespace="namespace1\,namespace2" \
 --namespace kubeinvaders ./helm-charts/kubeinvaders \
---set ingress.hostName=kubeinvaders.io --set REDIS_HOST=<ip of redis>
+--set ingress.hostName=kubeinvaders.io --set redis_host=<ip of redis>
 ```
 ### Install client on your workstation
 
diff --git a/helm-charts/kubeinvaders/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm-charts/kubeinvaders/templates/deployment.yaml
index 93bea62..daf8f02 100644
--- a/helm-charts/kubeinvaders/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/kubeinvaders/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - env:
+          - name: REDIS_HOST
+            values: "{{ .Values.redis_host }}"
           - name: ROUTE_HOST
             value: "{{ .Values.ingress.hostName }}"
           - name: NAMESPACE
diff --git a/helm-charts/kubeinvaders/values.yaml b/helm-charts/kubeinvaders/values.yaml
index c2e4e0d..068ff6a 100644
--- a/helm-charts/kubeinvaders/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/kubeinvaders/values.yaml
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ target_namespace: "foobar"
 hitslimit: 1
 alienproximity: 15
 updatetime: 1
-
+redis_host: redis
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