diff --git a/sogo/deployment.yaml b/sogo/deployment.yaml
index 242793c..4b81b7f 100644
--- a/sogo/deployment.yaml
+++ b/sogo/deployment.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,26 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: sogo
     spec:
+      initContainers:
+      - name: config-init
+        image: bhgedigital/envsubst:latest
+        command:
+        - sh
+        - -c
+        - |
+          envsubst < /config-template/sogo.yaml > /config/sogo.yaml
+          echo "Configuration file prepared"
+        env:
+        - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: sogo-postgres-credentials
+              key: password
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: config-template
+          mountPath: /config-template
+        - name: config
+          mountPath: /config
       containers:
       - name: sogo
         image: sonroyaalmerol/docker-sogo:latest
@@ -24,11 +44,6 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 80
           name: http
         env:
-        - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
-          valueFrom:
-            secretKeyRef:
-              name: sogo-postgres-credentials
-              key: password
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Amsterdam"
         volumeMounts:
@@ -58,9 +73,11 @@ spec:
           periodSeconds: 10
           timeoutSeconds: 5
       volumes:
-      - name: config
+      - name: config-template
         configMap:
           name: sogo-config
+      - name: config
+        emptyDir: {}
       - name: data
         persistentVolumeClaim:
           claimName: sogo-data