diff --git a/build/localnet/manifests/cli-client.yaml b/build/localnet/manifests/cli-client.yaml
index c173910aa..da85d5a62 100644
--- a/build/localnet/manifests/cli-client.yaml
+++ b/build/localnet/manifests/cli-client.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: validators-private-keys
                   key: "001"
+            - name: POCKET_IBC_HOST_PRIVATE_KEY
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: validators-private-keys
+                  key: "001"
             - name: POSTGRES_USER
               value: "postgres"
             - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
diff --git a/charts/pocket/README.md b/charts/pocket/README.md
index c12c8d48e..bbac55a3d 100644
--- a/charts/pocket/README.md
+++ b/charts/pocket/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ privateKeySecretKeyRef:
 | config.telemetry.endpoint | string | `"/metrics"` |  |
 | config.utility.max_mempool_transaction_bytes | int | `1073741824` |  |
 | config.utility.max_mempool_transactions | int | `9000` |  |
+| config.validator.enabled | bool | `true` |  |
 | externalPostgresql.database | string | `""` | name of the external database |
 | externalPostgresql.enabled | bool | `false` | use external postgres database |
 | externalPostgresql.host | string | `""` | host of the external database |
diff --git a/charts/pocket/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/pocket/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 4be68b50b..ef2d21a30 100644
--- a/charts/pocket/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/pocket/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ .Values.privateKeySecretKeyRef.name | quote }}
                   key: {{ .Values.privateKeySecretKeyRef.key | quote }}
+            - name: POCKET_IBC_HOST_PRIVATE_KEY
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Values.privateKeySecretKeyRef.name | quote }}
+                  key: {{ .Values.privateKeySecretKeyRef.key | quote }}
           {{ end }}
             - name: POSTGRES_USER
             {{ include "pocket.postgresqlUserValueOrSecretRef" . | nindent 14 }}
diff --git a/charts/pocket/values.yaml b/charts/pocket/values.yaml
index 31d4b03cc..9587814c7 100644
--- a/charts/pocket/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/pocket/values.yaml
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ config:
     port: "50832"
     timeout: 30000
     use_cors: false
+  validator:
+    enabled: true
   servicer:
     enabled: false
   fisherman: