diff --git a/charts/opensearch-cluster/templates/opensearch-cluster-cr.yaml b/charts/opensearch-cluster/templates/opensearch-cluster-cr.yaml
index e08132ca..79f3b70b 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch-cluster/templates/opensearch-cluster-cr.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch-cluster/templates/opensearch-cluster-cr.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ spec:
     imagePullSecrets:
       {{ toYaml .Values.opensearchCluster.initHelper.imagePullSecrets | nindent 6 }}
     {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.opensearchCluster.initHelper.resources }}
+    resources:
+      {{- toYaml .Values.opensearchCluster.initHelper.resources | nindent 6 }}
+    {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
   general:
     {{- if .Values.opensearchCluster.general.version }}
diff --git a/charts/opensearch-cluster/values.yaml b/charts/opensearch-cluster/values.yaml
index c0cc622f..2841ea81 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch-cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch-cluster/values.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ opensearchCluster:
       limits:
         memory: "1Gi"
         cpu: "500m"
+  initHelper:
+    imagePullSecrets: []
+    # - registryKeySecretName
+    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    resources: {}
+    # requests:
+    #   memory: "1Gi"
+    #   cpu: "500m"
+    # limits:
+    #   memory: "1Gi"
+    #   cpu: "500m"
   nodePools:
     - component: masters
       diskSize: "30Gi"