diff --git a/values.template.yaml b/values.template.yaml
index ebeb3a44f80fda97b3385e82aab63408f66568d8..4d349a55786e77220f450bf60d79b8b7f3378f86 100644
--- a/values.template.yaml
+++ b/values.template.yaml
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ singleuser:
 #    name: gitlab-registry.nrp-nautilus.io/vutiendung/jupyter-stack/minimal
     name: localhost:30081/prp/jupyter-stack/minimal
     tag: 9e8eb7c4
+    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   startTimeout: 900
   cpu:
     limit: 16