diff --git a/helm/aws-es-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/aws-es-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml
index 70c2ec12..a2719f07 100644
--- a/helm/aws-es-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/aws-es-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: ES_ENDPOINT
               value: {{ .Values.esEndpoint }}
+            - name: "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{.Chart.Name}}-aws-config
+                  key: access-key
+                  optional: true
+            - name: "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{.Chart.Name}}-aws-config
+                  key: secret-access-key
+                  optional: true
           {{- with .Values.volumeMounts }}
           volumeMounts:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
@@ -74,4 +86,4 @@ spec:
               fi
               ${BINARY} -endpoint "https://$ES_ENDPOINT" -verbose -listen ":9200"
           resources:
-            {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
\ No newline at end of file
+            {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}