diff --git a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index d5c0520..f88c849 100644
--- a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "valkey-operator.fullname" . }}
       automountServiceAccountToken: true
+      dnsPolicy: {{ .Values.dnsPolicy }}
+      hostNetwork: {{ .Values.hostNetwork }}
       containers:
       - name: manager
         image: {{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index b48cbd5..9b6fd26 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ resources:
     cpu: 100m
     # -- Memory request
     memory: 128Mi
-
+dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
+hostNetwork: false
 service:
   # -- Service type
   type: ClusterIP