diff --git a/akka/templates/deployment.yaml b/akka/templates/deployment.yaml
index 3024ef72..8ab64f89 100644
--- a/akka/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/akka/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ spec:
             {{- end }}
           command:
             {{- toYaml .Values.command | nindent 12 }}
+          args:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.args | nindent 12 }}
           env:
             {{- toYaml .Values.env | nindent 12 }}
           envFrom:
diff --git a/akka/values.yaml b/akka/values.yaml
index f56f28aa..cad92104 100644
--- a/akka/values.yaml
+++ b/akka/values.yaml
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ containerName: ""
 
 command: []
 
+args: ["-javaagent:kanela-agent.jar"]
+
 env: []
   # - name: DEMO_GREETING
   #   value: "Hello from the environment"