diff --git a/apps/base/nut-exporter/release.yaml b/apps/base/nut-exporter/release.yaml
index 5db6225659cc08b244899be5b1e4d62db7caae06..326abca7a7517e70266ddac7428383fce8d5022d 100644
--- a/apps/base/nut-exporter/release.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/nut-exporter/release.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ data:
         ups:
           - ups
     env:
+      - name: NUT_EXPORTER_VARIABLES
+        value: "battery.charge,battery.runtime,battery.voltage,battery.voltage.nominal,input.voltage,input.voltage.nominal,ups.load,ups.status"
       - name: NUT_EXPORTER_USERNAME
         valueFrom:
           secretKeyRef: