diff --git a/manifests/app/deployment.yaml b/manifests/app/deployment.yaml
index 93871f8..01e19a3 100644
--- a/manifests/app/deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/app/deployment.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: postgres-secret
                   key: POSTGRES_DB
+            - name: MAX_TODOS
+              valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: fastapi-config
+                  key: MAX_TODOS
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /health