diff --git a/charts/helm/checkmate/INSTALLATION.md b/charts/helm/checkmate/INSTALLATION.md
index 9ca321ad3..75420e6f4 100644
--- a/charts/helm/checkmate/INSTALLATION.md
+++ b/charts/helm/checkmate/INSTALLATION.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ cd checkmate/charts/helm/checkmate
 Edit `values.yaml` to update:
 - `client.ingress.host` and `server.ingress.host` with your domain names
 - `server.protocol` (usually http or https)
+- `persistence.mongo.storageClass` and `persistence.redis.storageClass` with your storageclass
 - Secrets under the `secrets` section (`JWT_SECRET`, email credentials, API keys, etc.) — replace all change_me values
 
 ### 3. Deploy the Helm chart
diff --git a/charts/helm/checkmate/templates/mongodb-statefulsets.yaml b/charts/helm/checkmate/templates/mongodb-statefulsets.yaml
index f849e4e21..a4469ba31 100644
--- a/charts/helm/checkmate/templates/mongodb-statefulsets.yaml
+++ b/charts/helm/checkmate/templates/mongodb-statefulsets.yaml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ spec:
     - metadata:
         name: checkmate-mongo-persistent-storage
       spec:
-        storageClassName: "gp3"
+        storageClassName: {{ .Values.persistence.mongo.storageClass }}
         accessModes: ["ReadWriteOnce"]
         resources:
           requests:
-            storage: {{ .Values.persistence.mongodbSize }}
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+            storage: {{ .Values.persistence.mongo.size }}
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diff --git a/charts/helm/checkmate/templates/redis-statefulsets.yaml b/charts/helm/checkmate/templates/redis-statefulsets.yaml
index 252361730..6029575b7 100644
--- a/charts/helm/checkmate/templates/redis-statefulsets.yaml
+++ b/charts/helm/checkmate/templates/redis-statefulsets.yaml
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ spec:
     - metadata:
         name: checkmate-redis-persistent-storage
       spec:
-        storageClassName: "gp3"
+        storageClassName: {{ .Values.persistence.redis.storageClass }}
         accessModes: ["ReadWriteOnce"]
         resources:
           requests:
-            storage: {{ .Values.persistence.redisSize }}
+            storage: {{ .Values.persistence.redis.size }}
 {{- end }}
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diff --git a/charts/helm/checkmate/values.yaml b/charts/helm/checkmate/values.yaml
index 0ba0051f8..f6d764daa 100644
--- a/charts/helm/checkmate/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/helm/checkmate/values.yaml
@@ -44,5 +44,9 @@ secrets:
 #  REFRESH_TOKEN_TTL: 99d
 
 persistence:
-  mongodbSize: 5Gi
-  redisSize: 1Gi
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+  mongo:
+    size: 5Gi
+    storageClass: change_me
+  redis:
+    size: 1Gi
+    storageClass: change_me
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