diff --git a/.env.defaults b/.env.defaults
index 95d8b19f9d113595463cfd4651ed94dc50d951fd..9ceeea3e687a5a6b067eff7638243911e4b0fd3b 100644
--- a/.env.defaults
+++ b/.env.defaults
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+CACHE_TTL=30000
 PORT=8080
 MANIFEST_URLS=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf4bc5b84b86f1e66988610d0e89137e94e8d0bc..899ece8606159f39384fe09a528ddd7753b85166 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,13 +33,10 @@ helm upgrade -i -f manifest-service/values.yaml -f values/develop.yaml manifest-
 
 | Parameter       | Description                     | Default  |
 |-----------------|---------------------------------|----------|
-| `MANIFEST_URLS` | Comma separated list of servers | `""`     |
 | `PORT`          | Exposed port                    | `"8080"` |
 
 **kubernetes**
 
 | Parameter      | Description                     | Default  |
 |----------------|---------------------------------|----------|
-| `manifestUrls` | list of servers                 | `""`     |
 | `port`         | Exposed port                    | `"8080"` |
-
diff --git a/helm/core-manifest-service/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/core-manifest-service/templates/deployment.yaml
index fac22042f9b6d40efe74919acb1b069760832a43..9ceeebb411576bbabb90630d00ce3bfe458edae6 100644
--- a/helm/core-manifest-service/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/core-manifest-service/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ spec:
             {{- toYaml .Values.securityContext | nindent 12 }}
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+          env:
+            - name: CACHE_TTL
+              value: "{{ .Values.cacheTTL | int }}"
           ports:
             - name: http
               containerPort: {{ .Values.containerPort | default 8080 }}
diff --git a/helm/core-manifest-service/values.yaml b/helm/core-manifest-service/values.yaml
index 3096894bb31d6bfb5bedd41093e5735998ff10eb..b8ede247202699e361270fa4678e0968f3e7e79f 100644
--- a/helm/core-manifest-service/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/core-manifest-service/values.yaml
@@ -82,3 +82,6 @@ nodeSelector: {}
 tolerations: []
 
 affinity: {}
+
+# service specific configuration
+cacheTTL: 30000