diff --git a/helm/minio-operator/Chart.yaml b/helm/minio-operator/Chart.yaml
index 4aa01befc5a..4f9832e40a4 100644
--- a/helm/minio-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/minio-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 description: A Helm chart for MinIO Operator
 name: minio-operator
-version: 4.1.7
+version: 4.1.8
 appVersion: v4.1.3
 keywords:
 - storage
diff --git a/helm/minio-operator/templates/console-deployment.yaml b/helm/minio-operator/templates/console-deployment.yaml
index d14996653eb..054750a186a 100644
--- a/helm/minio-operator/templates/console-deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/minio-operator/templates/console-deployment.yaml
@@ -52,3 +52,7 @@ spec:
             value: "on"
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.console.resources | nindent 12 }}
+      {{- with .Values.console.initContainers }}
+      initContainers:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end}}
diff --git a/helm/minio-operator/templates/operator-deployment.yaml b/helm/minio-operator/templates/operator-deployment.yaml
index c801c6cb055..dc8267fa83c 100644
--- a/helm/minio-operator/templates/operator-deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/minio-operator/templates/operator-deployment.yaml
@@ -58,3 +58,7 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.operator.resources | nindent 12 }}
+    {{- with .Values.operator.initContainers }}
+      initContainers:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+    {{- end}}
diff --git a/helm/minio-operator/values.yaml b/helm/minio-operator/values.yaml
index bfa2ea98ade..839221d7705 100644
--- a/helm/minio-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/minio-operator/values.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ operator:
     tag: v4.1.3
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   imagePullSecrets: []
+  initcontainers: []
   replicaCount: 1
   securityContext:
     runAsUser: 1000
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ console:
     tag: v0.7.5
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   imagePullSecrets: []
+  initcontainers: []
   replicaCount: 1
   nodeSelector: {}
   affinity: {}
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ tenants:
     subPath: /data
     # pool secrets
     secrets:
+      # create a kubernetes secret object with the accessKey and secretKey as defined here.
       enabled: true
       name: minio1-secret
       accessKey: minio
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ tenants:
         pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       replicaCount: 1
       secrets:
+        # create a kubernetes secret object with the fields here.
         enabled: true
         name: console-secret
         passphrase: SECRET