diff --git a/pkg/internal/wordpress/pod_template.go b/pkg/internal/wordpress/pod_template.go
index 94981be3..0a6c64a2 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/wordpress/pod_template.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/wordpress/pod_template.go
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func (wp *Wordpress) installWPContainer() []corev1.Container {
 			Image:        wp.image(),
 			Args:         installCmd,
 			VolumeMounts: wp.volumeMounts(),
-			Env:          wp.env(),
+			Env:          append(wp.env(), wp.Spec.WordpressBootstrapSpec.Env...),
 			EnvFrom:      wp.envFrom(),
 		},
 	}