diff --git a/apps/base/litellm/deployment.yaml b/apps/base/litellm/deployment.yaml
index 4be8e2b..78fb016 100644
--- a/apps/base/litellm/deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/litellm/deployment.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ spec:
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: litellm-credentials
+            - configMapRef:
+                name: litellm-env
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health/liveliness
diff --git a/apps/base/litellm/kustomization.yaml b/apps/base/litellm/kustomization.yaml
index 5f4b578..dfd2cbd 100644
--- a/apps/base/litellm/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/litellm/kustomization.yaml
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ configMapGenerator:
       - config.yaml=resources/config.yaml
     options:
       disableNameSuffixHash: true
+  - name: litellm-env
+    literals:
+      - STORE_MODEL_IN_DB=True
+    options:
+      disableNameSuffixHash: true