diff --git a/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/templates/controller.yaml b/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/templates/controller.yaml
index 633e55bc55..0417dffc54 100644
--- a/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/templates/controller.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/templates/controller.yaml
@@ -199,8 +199,10 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.engine.image.pullPolicy }}
         - name: ENGINE_CONTAINER_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_NAME
           value: {{ .Values.engine.serviceAccount.name }}
+        {{- if .Values.engine.securityContext.enabled }}
         - name: ENGINE_CONTAINER_USER
           value: '{{ .Values.engine.user }}'
+        {{- end }}
         - name: PREDICTIVE_UNIT_SERVICE_PORT
           value: '{{ .Values.predictiveUnit.port }}'
         - name: ENGINE_SERVER_GRPC_PORT
diff --git a/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/values.yaml b/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/values.yaml
index 1d710c2069..d74bfb521d 100644
--- a/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/values.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ engine:
     path: prometheus
   serviceAccount:
     name: default
+  securityContext:
+    enabled: true
   user: 8888
 image:
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent