diff --git a/policies/kv/service/artifactapi/postgres-password/read.yaml b/policies/kv/service/artifactapi/postgres-password/read.yaml
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+# Allow reading environment vars for postgres/artifactapi
+---
+rules:
+  - path: "kv/data/service/artifactapi/postgres-password"
+    capabilities:
+      - read
+
+auth:
+  k8s/au/syd1:
+    - artifactapi