diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/README.md b/charts/nextcloud/README.md
index c0fac696..ef6ea264 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/README.md
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the nextcloud chart and
 | `nextcloud.existingSecret.smtpUsernameKey`                   | Name of the key that contains the SMTP username                                        | `nil`                                                        |
 | `nextcloud.existingSecret.smtpPasswordKey`                   | Name of the key that contains the SMTP password                                        | `nil`                                                        |
 | `nextcloud.update`                                           | Trigger update if custom command is used                                               | `0`                                                          |
+| `nextcloud.initLock`                                         | Use a lock while updating the html volume, so other containers will wait               | `false`                                                      |
 | `nextcloud.containerPort`                                    | Customize container port when not running as root                                      | `80`                                                         |
 | `nextcloud.datadir`                                          | nextcloud data dir location                                                            | `/var/www/html/data`                                         |
 | `nextcloud.mail.enabled`                                     | Whether to enable/disable email settings                                               | `false`                                                      |
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/nextcloud/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 4635374b..768e6f5c 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ Create environment variables used to configure the nextcloud container as well a
 - name: NEXTCLOUD_UPDATE
   value: {{ .Values.nextcloud.update | quote }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.nextcloud.initLock }}
+- name: NEXTCLOUD_INIT_LOCK
+  value: "true"
+{{- end }}
 - name: NEXTCLOUD_DATA_DIR
   value: {{ .Values.nextcloud.datadir | quote }}
 {{- if .Values.nextcloud.mail.enabled }}
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
index 912e8f4f..994f52f1 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ nextcloud:
     # smtpUsernameKey: smtp_username
     # smtpPasswordKey: smtp_password
   update: 0
+  initLock: false
   # If web server is not binding default port, you can define it
   # containerPort: 8080
   datadir: /var/www/html/data