diff --git a/charts/opencost/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/opencost/templates/deployment.yaml
index 378a7dd..efeacb8 100644
--- a/charts/opencost/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/opencost/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ spec:
             {{- else }}
               value: {{ .Values.opencost.retention1d | quote }}
             {{- end }}
+            - name: EXPORT_KUBEMODEL
+              value: {{ .Values.opencost.exporter.exportKubeModel | quote }}
             - name: RESOLUTION_1H_RETENTION
               value: {{ .Values.opencost.retention1h | quote }}
             - name: CLOUD_COST_ENABLED
diff --git a/charts/opencost/values.yaml b/charts/opencost/values.yaml
index fbe7c4d..49d7f1e 100644
--- a/charts/opencost/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/opencost/values.yaml
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ opencost:
       # -- The number of 1d intervals the Collector DataSource should maintain
       retention1d: 15
 
+    # -- Enable/disable KubeModel export by setting the EXPORT_KUBEMODEL env var
+    exportKubeModel: true
+
     # Persistent volume claim for storing the data. eg: csv file
     persistence:
       enabled: false