diff --git a/helm/ucentral/deploy.sh b/helm/ucentral/deploy.sh
index 9b8dd8c07..2f3e5a0cc 100755
--- a/helm/ucentral/deploy.sh
+++ b/helm/ucentral/deploy.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ helm upgrade --install --create-namespace --wait --timeout 20m \
   --set owgw.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.public"=https://gw-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:16002 \
   --set owgw.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.private"=https://gw-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:17002 \
   --set owgw.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.ui"=https://webui-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build \
+  --set owgw.public_env_variables.OWSEC=sec-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:16001 \
   --set owsec.services.owsec.annotations."external-dns\.alpha\.kubernetes\.io/hostname"=sec-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build \
   --set owsec.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.public"=https://sec-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:16001 \
   --set owsec.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.private"=https://sec-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:17001 \
@@ -117,10 +118,12 @@ helm upgrade --install --create-namespace --wait --timeout 20m \
   --set owfms.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.public"=https://fms-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:16004 \
   --set owfms.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.private"=https://fms-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:17004 \
   --set owfms.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.ui"=https://webui-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build \
+  --set owfms.public_env_variables.OWSEC=sec-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:16001 \
   --set owprov.services.owprov.annotations."external-dns\.alpha\.kubernetes\.io/hostname"=prov-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build \
   --set owprov.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.public"=https://prov-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:16005 \
   --set owprov.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.private"=https://prov-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:17005 \
   --set owprov.configProperties."openwifi\.system\.uri\.ui"=https://webui-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build \
+  --set owprov.public_env_variables.OWSEC=sec-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:16001 \
   --set owprovui.ingresses.default.annotations."external-dns\.alpha\.kubernetes\.io/hostname"=provui-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build \
   --set owprovui.ingresses.default.hosts={provui-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build} \
   --set owprovui.public_env_variables.DEFAULT_UCENTRALSEC_URL=https://sec-${NAMESPACE}.cicd.lab.wlan.tip.build:16001 \
diff --git a/helm/ucentral/values.ucentral-qa.external-db.yaml b/helm/ucentral/values.ucentral-qa.external-db.yaml
index 941956db5..2ce286961 100644
--- a/helm/ucentral/values.ucentral-qa.external-db.yaml
+++ b/helm/ucentral/values.ucentral-qa.external-db.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ owgw:
     storage.type.postgresql.host: owgw-pgsql
     storage.type.postgresql.database: owgw
 
+  public_env_variables:
+    READINESS_METHOD: systeminfo
+
   certs:
     restapi-ca.pem: |
       -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
@@ -66,6 +69,9 @@ owsec:
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-cert: "arn:aws:acm:us-east-2:289708231103:certificate/bfa89c7a-5b64-4a8a-bcfe-ffec655b5285"
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-ports: "16001,17001"
 
+  public_env_variables:
+    READINESS_METHOD: systeminfo
+
   certs:
     restapi-ca.pem: |
       -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
@@ -140,6 +146,9 @@ owfms:
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-cert: "arn:aws:acm:us-east-2:289708231103:certificate/bfa89c7a-5b64-4a8a-bcfe-ffec655b5285"
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-ports: "16004,17004"
 
+  public_env_variables:
+    READINESS_METHOD: systeminfo
+
   certs:
     restapi-ca.pem: |
       -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
@@ -177,6 +186,9 @@ owprov:
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-cert: "arn:aws:acm:us-east-2:289708231103:certificate/bfa89c7a-5b64-4a8a-bcfe-ffec655b5285"
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-ports: "16005,17005"
 
+  public_env_variables:
+    READINESS_METHOD: systeminfo
+
   certs:
     restapi-ca.pem: |
       -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/helm/ucentral/values.ucentral-qa.yaml b/helm/ucentral/values.ucentral-qa.yaml
index 13a146c40..c7acc66fc 100644
--- a/helm/ucentral/values.ucentral-qa.yaml
+++ b/helm/ucentral/values.ucentral-qa.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ owgw:
     # rtty
     rtty.enabled: "true"
 
+  public_env_variables:
+    READINESS_METHOD: systeminfo
+
   certs:
     restapi-ca.pem: |
       -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
@@ -53,6 +56,9 @@ owsec:
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-cert: "arn:aws:acm:us-east-2:289708231103:certificate/bfa89c7a-5b64-4a8a-bcfe-ffec655b5285"
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-ports: "16001,17001"
 
+  public_env_variables:
+    READINESS_METHOD: systeminfo
+
   certs:
     restapi-ca.pem: |
       -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
@@ -127,6 +133,9 @@ owfms:
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-cert: "arn:aws:acm:us-east-2:289708231103:certificate/bfa89c7a-5b64-4a8a-bcfe-ffec655b5285"
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-ports: "16004,17004"
 
+  public_env_variables:
+    READINESS_METHOD: systeminfo
+
   certs:
     restapi-ca.pem: |
       -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
@@ -164,6 +173,9 @@ owprov:
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-cert: "arn:aws:acm:us-east-2:289708231103:certificate/bfa89c7a-5b64-4a8a-bcfe-ffec655b5285"
         service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-ssl-ports: "16005,17005"
 
+  public_env_variables:
+    READINESS_METHOD: systeminfo
+
   certs:
     restapi-ca.pem: |
       -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----