diff --git a/helm/kubernetes-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/kubernetes-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 6394e74..539cf4d 100644
--- a/helm/kubernetes-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/kubernetes-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -78,13 +78,16 @@ spec:
             successThreshold: {{ .Values.operator.livenessProbe.successThreshold }}
             timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.operator.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
           {{- if or .Values.netbirdAPI.key .Values.netbirdAPI.keyFromSecret }}
-          envFrom:
-            - secretRef:
-                {{- if .Values.netbirdAPI.keyFromSecret }}
-                name: {{.Values.netbirdAPI.keyFromSecret}}
-                {{- else }}
-                name: {{ include "kubernetes-operator.fullname" . }}
-                {{- end }}
+          env:
+            - name: NB_API_KEY
+                valueFrom:
+                  {{- if .Values.netbirdAPI.keyFromSecret }}
+                  name: {{.Values.netbirdAPI.keyFromSecretName}}
+                  key: {{.Values.netbirdAPI.keyFromSecretKey}}
+                  {{- else }}
+                  name: {{ include "kubernetes-operator.fullname" . }}
+                  key: NB_API_KEY
+                  {{- end }}
           {{- end }}
           readinessProbe:
             failureThreshold: 3
diff --git a/helm/kubernetes-operator/values.yaml b/helm/kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
index 0386268..5c24cc9 100644
--- a/helm/kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ operator:
     name: ""
 
   # This is for setting Kubernetes Annotations to a Pod.
-  # For more information checkout: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/annotations/ 
+  # For more information checkout: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/annotations/
   podAnnotations: {}
   # This is for setting Kubernetes Labels to a Pod.
   # For more information checkout: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/labels/
@@ -190,4 +190,5 @@ cluster:
 netbirdAPI: {}
   # NetBird Service Account Token
   # key: "nbp_m0LM9ZZvDUzFO0pY50iChDOTxJgKFM3DIqmZ"
-  # keyFromSecret: "Secret name with NB_API_KEY=Service Account Token"
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+  # keyFromSecretName: "Secret name"
+  # keyFromSecretKey: "NB_API_KEY"
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