diff --git a/charts/kube-startup-cpu-boost/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/kube-startup-cpu-boost/templates/deployment.yaml
index da4524d..d346576 100644
--- a/charts/kube-startup-cpu-boost/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-startup-cpu-boost/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         - name: LEADER_ELECTION
           value: {{ quote .Values.controllerManager.manager.env.leaderElection }}
+        - name: REMOVE_LIMITS
+          value: {{ quote .Values.controllerManager.manager.env.removeLimits }}
         - name: KUBERNETES_CLUSTER_DOMAIN
           value: {{ quote .Values.kubernetesClusterDomain }}
         image: {{ .Values.controllerManager.manager.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.controllerManager.manager.image.tag
diff --git a/charts/kube-startup-cpu-boost/values.yaml b/charts/kube-startup-cpu-boost/values.yaml
index 836c758..dafe44d 100644
--- a/charts/kube-startup-cpu-boost/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-startup-cpu-boost/values.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ controllerManager:
         type: RuntimeDefault
     env:
       leaderElection: "true"
+      removeLimits: "false"
     image:
       repository: ghcr.io/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost
       tag: v0.17.1 #x-release-please-version