diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index 5ec4e94..3d60fb2 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ spec:
               name: {{ .Release.Name }}-moneris-secret
               key: test-app-secret
         {{- end }}
+        - name: INITIAL_USER_ID
+          value: {{ .Values.initialUserID | quote }}
         # Logging Sidecar related environment variables
         {{- if .Values.loggingSidecar.enabled }}
         - name: LOGGING_SIDE_CAR_PORT
@@ -388,8 +390,6 @@ spec:
             secretKeyRef:
               name: {{ .Release.Name }}-cache-credentials
               key: password
-        - name: INITIAL_USER_ID
-          value: {{ .Values.initialUserID | quote }}
         {{- if .Values.vault.create.snapshotServer.enabled }}
         volumeMounts:
         # Mount for a shared volume for Vault credentials