diff --git a/stack/templates/_helpers.tpl b/stack/templates/_helpers.tpl
index de43696..463aad7 100644
--- a/stack/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/stack/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -119,4 +119,12 @@ env:
 {{- else }}
 env: []
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- define "initContainer.image" -}}
+{{- if typeIs "string" .Values.image }}
+image: {{ .Values.image }}
+{{ else }}
+image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stack/templates/deployment.yaml b/stack/templates/deployment.yaml
index 12f0bb4..9d40c39 100644
--- a/stack/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stack/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
       initContainers:
       {{- range $i, $container := .Values.initContainers }}
+      {{- $imageDict := fromYaml (include "initContainer.image" (dict "Chart" $global.Chart "Values" $container)) }}
+      {{- $container = mergeOverwrite $container $imageDict }}
       {{- with omit $container "envFrom" }}
         - {{- toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
           {{- include "service.configuration" $service | nindent 10}}