diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/cart-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/cart-deployment.yaml
index 630b67465..9177d5402 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/cart-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/cart-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: cart
         image: {{ .Values.image.repo }}/rs-cart:{{ .Values.image.version }}
-        # agent networking access 
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+        # agent networking access
         env:
           - name: INSTANA_AGENT_HOST
             valueFrom:
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/catalogue-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/catalogue-deployment.yaml
index 94e18d322..f1b6ca792 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/catalogue-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/catalogue-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: catalogue
         image: {{ .Values.image.repo }}/rs-catalogue:{{ .Values.image.version }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         env:
           - name: INSTANA_AGENT_HOST
             valueFrom:
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/dispatch-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/dispatch-deployment.yaml
index 401a4fa92..b1ba5738d 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/dispatch-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/dispatch-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: dispatch
         image: {{ .Values.image.repo }}/rs-dispatch:{{ .Values.image.version }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         env:
           # agent networking access
           - name: INSTANA_AGENT_HOST
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/mongodb-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/mongodb-deployment.yaml
index 2485020af..246f438dd 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/mongodb-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/mongodb-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: mongodb
         image: {{ .Values.image.repo }}/rs-mongodb:{{ .Values.image.version }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         ports:
         - containerPort: 27017
         resources:
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/mysql-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/mysql-deployment.yaml
index d517fb5c2..1e83f75bf 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/mysql-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/mysql-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: mysql
         image: {{ .Values.image.repo }}/rs-mysql-db:{{ .Values.image.version }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         # added for Istio
         securityContext:
           capabilities:
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/payment-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/payment-deployment.yaml
index f1e05c6a3..c456c55ee 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/payment-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/payment-deployment.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: payment
         image: {{ .Values.image.repo }}/rs-payment:{{ .Values.image.version }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         # agent networking access
         env:
           - name: INSTANA_AGENT_HOST
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/rabbitmq-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/rabbitmq-deployment.yaml
index a7220257c..6d72799a1 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/rabbitmq-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/rabbitmq-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: rabbitmq
         image: rabbitmq:3.7-management-alpine
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         ports:
         - containerPort: 5672
         - containerPort: 15672
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/ratings-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/ratings-deployment.yaml
index 4470730d0..3b15979f5 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/ratings-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/ratings-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: ratings
         image: {{ .Values.image.repo }}/rs-ratings:{{ .Values.image.version }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         ports:
         - containerPort: 80
         resources:
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/redis-statefulset.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/redis-statefulset.yaml
index 8fef9b641..ddb400258 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/redis-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/redis-statefulset.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: redis
         image: redis:4.0.6
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         ports:
         - containerPort: 6379
         volumeMounts:
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/shipping-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/shipping-deployment.yaml
index 54d94a2c7..9f65418e4 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/shipping-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/shipping-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: shipping
         image: {{ .Values.image.repo }}/rs-shipping:{{ .Values.image.version }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
         # it's Java it needs lots of memory
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/user-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/user-deployment.yaml
index b0e4461f0..9f202fcfe 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/user-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/user-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: user
         image: {{ .Values.image.repo }}/rs-user:{{ .Values.image.version }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         env:
           # agent networking access
           - name: INSTANA_AGENT_HOST
diff --git a/K8s/helm/templates/web-deployment.yaml b/K8s/helm/templates/web-deployment.yaml
index e654c576f..bf6915e8e 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/templates/web-deployment.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/templates/web-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: web
         image: {{ .Values.image.repo }}/rs-web:{{ .Values.image.version }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         {{- if .Values.eum.key }}
         env:
         - name: INSTANA_EUM_KEY
diff --git a/K8s/helm/values.yaml b/K8s/helm/values.yaml
index 25c7917e6..80096f17e 100644
--- a/K8s/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/K8s/helm/values.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 image:
   repo: robotshop
   version: latest
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 # Alternative payment gateway URL
 # Default is https://www.paypal.com