diff --git a/charts/platform-api/Chart.yaml b/charts/platform-api/Chart.yaml
index 2ff6fa3..7750ce1 100644
--- a/charts/platform-api/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/platform-api/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: ushahidi-platform-api
-version: 0.0.1-alpha.33
+version: 0.0.1-alpha.34
 icon: https://github.ushahidi.org/helm-charts/icon.png
diff --git a/charts/platform-api/templates/api-worker.yml b/charts/platform-api/templates/api-worker.yml
index c8f833a..6c3c56c 100644
--- a/charts/platform-api/templates/api-worker.yml
+++ b/charts/platform-api/templates/api-worker.yml
@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@ spec:
           requests:
             cpu: {{ .Values.api.requests.cpu }}
             memory: {{ .Values.api.requests.memory }}
+        {{- if .Values.api.tolerations }}
+        tolerations:
+{{ toYaml .Values.api.tolerations | indent 10 }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.api.nodeSelector }}
+        nodeSelector:
+{{ toYaml .Values.api.nodeSelector | indent 10 }}
+        {{- end }}
       {{- if or (.Values.config.dotenv) (.Values.config.dotenv_secret) (.Values.config.passport_keys_secret) }}
       volumes:
       {{- if .Values.config.dotenv  }}
diff --git a/charts/platform-api/values.yaml b/charts/platform-api/values.yaml
index 139f4f1..a4c7888 100644
--- a/charts/platform-api/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/platform-api/values.yaml
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ api:
   requests:
     cpu: "10m"
     memory: "64Mi"
+  # tolerations:
+  # - effect: NoSchedule
+  #   key: requires-label-match
+  #   operator: Exists
+  # nodeSelector:
+  #   node-group: "1core-perf"
   startupProbe:
     initialDelaySeconds: 5
     periodSeconds: 1