diff --git a/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml b/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
index 675bc71..1f004a6 100644
--- a/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ spec:
             secretKeyRef:
               name: team-planner-secrets
               key: ai-proxy-api-key
+        - name: NATS_URL
+          value: "nats://nats.nats.svc:4222"
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: "256Mi"