diff --git a/account-lookup-http-oracle-svc/values.yaml b/account-lookup-http-oracle-svc/values.yaml
index 839f155..0746f38 100644
--- a/account-lookup-http-oracle-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/account-lookup-http-oracle-svc/values.yaml
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ ingress:
   # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
   # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
   hosts:
-  - host: chart-example.local
-    paths: []
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
   tls: []
   #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
   #    hosts:
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ extraEnvs: {}
 # - name: KAFKA_AUDITS_TOPIC
 #   value: audits
 
-
 initContainers: |
   - name: wait-for-kafka
     image: solsson/kafka:2.8.1
@@ -120,4 +119,4 @@ initContainers: |
         echo Kafka ok!;
     env:
       - name: KAFKA_URL
-        value: kafka:9092
+        value: '{{ .Values.env.kafka_url }}'
diff --git a/account-lookup-svc/values.yaml b/account-lookup-svc/values.yaml
index 95a1e92..08ebc33 100644
--- a/account-lookup-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/account-lookup-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for account-lookup-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 
 replicaCount: 1
 
@@ -93,7 +101,6 @@ env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
   auth_n_svc_baseurl: http://authentication-svc:3201
@@ -101,7 +108,16 @@ env:
   auth_n_token_audience: mojaloop.vnext.dev.default_audience
   participants_svc_url: http://participants-svc:3010
 
-extraEnvs: {}
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
diff --git a/accounts-and-balances-builtin-ledger-grpc-svc/values.yaml b/accounts-and-balances-builtin-ledger-grpc-svc/values.yaml
index 61dd1e9..d7c09da 100644
--- a/accounts-and-balances-builtin-ledger-grpc-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/accounts-and-balances-builtin-ledger-grpc-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for accounts-and-balances-builtin-ledger-grpc-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ ingress:
   # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
   # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
   hosts:
-  - host: chart-example.local
-    paths: []
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
   tls: []
   #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
   #    hosts:
@@ -93,7 +100,6 @@ env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
   auth_n_svc_baseurl: http://authentication-svc:3201
@@ -103,9 +109,16 @@ env:
   redis_host: redis-master
   redis_port: 6379
 
-
-
-extraEnvs: {}
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
@@ -135,7 +148,6 @@ extraEnvs: {}
 # - name: REDIS_PORT
 #   value: "6379"
 
-
 initContainers: |
   - name: wait-for-mongodb
     image: bitnami/mongodb:6.0.1
@@ -153,8 +165,15 @@ initContainers: |
         echo ====================;
         echo MongoDB ok!;
     env:
-      - name: MONGO_URL
-        value: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+      - name: mongo_url
+        {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+        valueFrom:
+          secretKeyRef:
+            name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+            key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+        {{- else }}
+        value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+        {{- end }}
 
   - name: wait-for-platform-configuration-svc
     image: curlimages/curl:8.3.0
diff --git a/accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc/values.yaml b/accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc/values.yaml
index cce6786..17958cd 100644
--- a/accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 
 replicaCount: 1
 
@@ -92,7 +100,6 @@ env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   elasticsearch_url: http://elasticsearch.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:9200
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
@@ -104,7 +111,16 @@ env:
   redis_port: 6379
   builtin_ledger_svc_url: accounts-and-balances-builtin-ledger-grpc-svc:3350
 
-extraEnvs: {}
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
diff --git a/fspiop-api-svc/values.yaml b/fspiop-api-svc/values.yaml
index 979c30b..b20bfdc 100644
--- a/fspiop-api-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/fspiop-api-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for fspiop-api-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -47,14 +54,14 @@ ingress:
     cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/whitelist-source-range: 0.0.0.0/0
   hosts:
-  - host: fspiop-api.localhost
-    paths:
-    - path: /
-      pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+    - host: fspiop-api.localhost
+      paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: ImplementationSpecific
   tls:
-   - secretName: fspiop-api-tls
-     hosts:
-       - fspiop-api.localhost
+    - secretName: fspiop-api-tls
+      hosts:
+        - fspiop-api.localhost
 
 resources: {}
 # We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
@@ -96,7 +103,6 @@ env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   elasticsearch_url: http://elasticsearch.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:9200
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
@@ -105,9 +111,16 @@ env:
   auth_n_token_audience: mojaloop.vnext.dev.default_audience
   participants_svc_url: http://participants-svc:3010
 
-
-
-extraEnvs: {}
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
diff --git a/participants-svc/values.yaml b/participants-svc/values.yaml
index 3ea9b47..54c064b 100644
--- a/participants-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/participants-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for participants-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ ingress:
   # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
   # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
   hosts:
-  - host: chart-example.local
-    paths: []
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
   tls: []
   #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
   #    hosts:
@@ -89,12 +96,10 @@ readinessProbe:
   initialDelaySeconds: 15
   periodSeconds: 20
 
-
 env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   elasticsearch_url: http://elasticsearch.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:9200
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
@@ -103,11 +108,16 @@ env:
   auth_n_token_audience: mojaloop.vnext.dev.default_audience
   account_and_balance_coa_svc: accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc:3300
 
-
-
-
-
-extraEnvs: {}
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
@@ -135,7 +145,6 @@ extraEnvs: {}
 # - name: ACCOUNTS_BALANCES_COA_SVC_URL
 #   value: accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc:3300
 
-
 initContainers: |
   - name: wait-for-platform-configuration-svc
     image: curlimages/curl:8.3.0
diff --git a/quoting-svc/values.yaml b/quoting-svc/values.yaml
index 256e3b8..883d4d7 100644
--- a/quoting-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/quoting-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for quoting-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ ingress:
   # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
   # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
   hosts:
-  - host: chart-example.local
-    paths: []
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
   tls: []
   #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
   #    hosts:
@@ -93,7 +100,6 @@ env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
   auth_n_svc_baseurl: http://authentication-svc:3201
@@ -101,8 +107,16 @@ env:
   auth_n_token_audience: mojaloop.vnext.dev.default_audience
   participants_svc_url: http://participants-svc:3010
 
-
-extraEnvs: {}
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
diff --git a/settlements-api-svc/values.yaml b/settlements-api-svc/values.yaml
index 7321ed6..46c4789 100644
--- a/settlements-api-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/settlements-api-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for settlements-api-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ ingress:
   # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
   # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
   hosts:
-  - host: chart-example.local
-    paths: []
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
   tls: []
   #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
   #    hosts:
@@ -93,7 +100,6 @@ env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
   auth_n_svc_baseurl: http://authentication-svc:3201
@@ -102,10 +108,16 @@ env:
   participants_svc_url: http://participants-svc:3010
   account_and_balance_coa_svc: accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc:3300
 
-
-
-
-extraEnvs: {}
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
@@ -129,8 +141,6 @@ extraEnvs: {}
 # - name: ACCOUNTS_BALANCES_COA_SVC_URL
 #   value: accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc:3300
 
-
-
 initContainers: |
   - name: wait-for-platform-configuration-svc
     image: curlimages/curl:8.3.0
diff --git a/settlements-command-handler-svc/values.yaml b/settlements-command-handler-svc/values.yaml
index c70ebc5..49d30f6 100644
--- a/settlements-command-handler-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/settlements-command-handler-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for settlements-command-handler-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ ingress:
   # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
   # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
   hosts:
-  - host: chart-example.local
-    paths: []
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
   tls: []
   #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
   #    hosts:
@@ -78,12 +85,10 @@ tolerations: []
 
 affinity: {}
 
-
 env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
   auth_n_svc_baseurl: http://authentication-svc:3201
@@ -92,7 +97,16 @@ env:
   participants_svc_url: http://participants-svc:3010
   account_and_balance_coa_svc: accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc:3300
 
-extraEnvs: {}
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
@@ -116,7 +130,6 @@ extraEnvs: {}
 # - name: ACCOUNTS_BALANCES_COA_SVC_URL
 #   value: accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc:3300
 
-
 initContainers: |
   - name: wait-for-platform-configuration-svc
     image: curlimages/curl:8.3.0
diff --git a/settlements-event-handler-svc/values.yaml b/settlements-event-handler-svc/values.yaml
index 1bc0fa8..774d5a0 100644
--- a/settlements-event-handler-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/settlements-event-handler-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for settlements-event-handler-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ ingress:
   # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
   # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
   hosts:
-  - host: chart-example.local
-    paths: []
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
   tls: []
   #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
   #    hosts:
@@ -78,12 +85,10 @@ tolerations: []
 
 affinity: {}
 
-
 env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
   auth_n_svc_baseurl: http://authentication-svc:3201
@@ -91,7 +96,16 @@ env:
   auth_n_token_audience: mojaloop.vnext.dev.default_audience
   participants_svc_url: http://participants-svc:3010
 
-# extraEnvs:
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 #   - name: KAFKA_URL
 #     value: kafka:9092
 #   - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
diff --git a/transfers-api-svc/values.yaml b/transfers-api-svc/values.yaml
index 41adae6..a1003d6 100644
--- a/transfers-api-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/transfers-api-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for transfers-api-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ ingress:
   # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
   # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
   hosts:
-  - host: chart-example.local
-    paths: []
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
   tls: []
   #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
   #    hosts:
@@ -93,7 +100,6 @@ env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
   auth_n_svc_baseurl: http://authentication-svc:3201
@@ -101,7 +107,16 @@ env:
   auth_n_token_audience: mojaloop.vnext.dev.default_audience
   participants_svc_url: http://participants-svc:3010
 
-extraEnvs: {}
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
diff --git a/transfers-command-handler-svc/values.yaml b/transfers-command-handler-svc/values.yaml
index 3ed0aac..1ae34e8 100644
--- a/transfers-command-handler-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/transfers-command-handler-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for transfers-command-handler-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ ingress:
   # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
   # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
   hosts:
-  - host: chart-example.local
-    paths: []
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
   tls: []
   #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
   #    hosts:
@@ -82,7 +89,6 @@ env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
   auth_n_svc_baseurl: http://authentication-svc:3201
@@ -91,7 +97,17 @@ env:
   participants_svc_url: http://participants-svc:3010
   account_and_balance_coa_svc: accounts-and-balances-coa-grpc-svc:3300
   settlements_svc_url: http://settlements-api-svc:3600
-extraEnvs: {}
+
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
@@ -117,7 +133,6 @@ extraEnvs: {}
 # - name: SETTLEMENTS_SVC_URL
 #   value: http://settlements-api-svc:3600
 
-
 initContainers: |
   - name: wait-for-settlements-api-svc
     image: curlimages/curl:8.3.0
diff --git a/transfers-event-handler-svc/values.yaml b/transfers-event-handler-svc/values.yaml
index 6f0d1db..626bcb0 100644
--- a/transfers-event-handler-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/transfers-event-handler-svc/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Default values for transfers-event-handler-svc.
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+#general config params
+config:
+  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
+  # db_secret:
+  ### Example config for an existing secret
+  # mongo_url_secret:
+  #   name: mongo-secret
+  #   key: password
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ ingress:
   # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
   # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
   hosts:
-  - host: chart-example.local
-    paths: []
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths: []
   tls: []
   #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
   #    hosts:
@@ -82,7 +89,6 @@ env:
   kafka_url: kafka:9092
   kafka_logs_topic: logs
   kafka_audits_topic: audits
-  mongo_url: mongodb://root:mongodb@mongodb:27017
   platform_config_base_svc_url: http://platform-configuration-svc:3100
   auth_z_svc_baseurl: http://authorization-svc:3202
   auth_n_svc_baseurl: http://authentication-svc:3201
@@ -90,8 +96,16 @@ env:
   auth_n_token_audience: mojaloop.vnext.dev.default_audience
   participants_svc_url: http://participants-svc:3010
 
-
-extraEnvs: {}
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: mongo_url
+    {{- if .Values.config.mongo_url_secret }}
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.name }}'
+        key: '{{ .Values.config.mongo_url_secret.key }}'
+    {{- else }}
+    value: {{ .Values.config.mongo_url }}
+    {{- end }}
 # - name: KAFKA_URL
 #   value: kafka:9092
 # - name: KAFKA_LOGS_TOPIC
@@ -111,7 +125,6 @@ extraEnvs: {}
 # - name: PARTICIPANTS_SVC_URL
 #   value: http://participants-svc:3010
 
-
 initContainers: |
   - name: wait-for-participants-svc
     image: curlimages/curl:8.3.0