diff --git a/build_system/charts/open-appsec-k8s-nginx-ingress/templates/controller-statefulset.yaml b/build_system/charts/open-appsec-k8s-nginx-ingress/templates/controller-statefulset.yaml
index af082a3..a8ccf93 100644
--- a/build_system/charts/open-appsec-k8s-nginx-ingress/templates/controller-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/build_system/charts/open-appsec-k8s-nginx-ingress/templates/controller-statefulset.yaml
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.appsec.storage.name }}-svc
             - name: LEARNING_HOST
               value: {{ .Values.appsec.learning.name }}-svc
-        {{- end }}
+        {{- else }}
+            - name: K8S_PLAYGROUND_ENVIRONMENT
+              value: {{ .Values.appsec.playground }}
+        {{- end -}}
           resources:
             {{ toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
           volumeMounts: