diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ade64ea..3196b49 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  HELM_CHART_VERSION: "0.8.8"
+  HELM_CHART_VERSION: "0.8.9"
 
 stages:
   - deploy
diff --git a/Chart/templates/configmap.yaml b/Chart/templates/configmap.yaml
index 2cf0c19..46da66e 100644
--- a/Chart/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/Chart/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ data:
     SMTP_FROM_NAME: "V3 Customer Mailer"
     {{- end }}
     
+    {{- if and .Values.site .Values.site.overrideEnvironment }}
+    WP_ENV: "{{ .Values.site.overrideEnvironment }}"
+    {{- else  }}
     WP_ENV: "production"
+    {{- endif }}
+
     {{- if .Values.site.overrideMainUrl }}
     WP_HOME: "https://{{ .Values.site.overrideMainUrl }}"
     {{- else }}
diff --git a/Chart/values.yaml b/Chart/values.yaml
index 97321d7..7bf5ee0 100644
--- a/Chart/values.yaml
+++ b/Chart/values.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ site:
   additional_env: {}
   #  MY_ENV_VAR: "value"
 
+  # Override the environment. Valid values are production, staging and development
+  # overrideEnvironment: "staging"
+
   # Create sites with another main domain for WP, 
   # but the rest of the components named according to site-tld 
   # overrideMainUrl: ""