diff --git a/scripts/init-containers/config_environment.sh b/scripts/init-containers/config_environment.sh
index fd4f361..98d89d3 100755
--- a/scripts/init-containers/config_environment.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-containers/config_environment.sh
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ function env2ini::reload_preset_envs() {
     env2ini::log "  + '${setting}'"
 
     export "${setting^^}=${value}"                           # '^^' makes the variable content uppercase
-  done < "/tmp/existing-envs"
+  done < "$TMP_EXISTING_ENVS_FILE"
 
-  rm /tmp/existing-envs
+  rm $TMP_EXISTING_ENVS_FILE
 }
 
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function env2ini::generate_initial_secrets() {
 }
 
 # save existing envs prior to script execution. Necessary to keep order of preexisting and custom envs
-env | (grep -e '^GITEA__' || [[ $? == 1 ]]) > /tmp/existing-envs
+env | (grep -e '^GITEA__' || [[ $? == 1 ]]) > $TMP_EXISTING_ENVS_FILE
 
 # MUST BE CALLED BEFORE OTHER CONFIGURATION
 env2ini::generate_initial_secrets
diff --git a/templates/gitea/deployment.yaml b/templates/gitea/deployment.yaml
index 9981e67..24aa028 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/deployment.yaml
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ spec:
               value: /data
             - name: GITEA_TEMP
               value: /tmp/gitea
+            - name: TMP_EXISTING_ENVS_FILE
+              value: /tmp/existing-envs
             {{- if .Values.deployment.env }}
             {{- toYaml .Values.deployment.env | nindent 12 }}
             {{- end }}