diff --git a/helm/blueapi/README.md b/helm/blueapi/README.md
index 4ece387b72..8e347d5947 100644
--- a/helm/blueapi/README.md
+++ b/helm/blueapi/README.md
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ A Helm chart deploying a worker pod that runs Bluesky plans
 | imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` |  |
 | ingress | object | `{"annotations":{},"className":"nginx","enabled":false,"hosts":[{"host":"example.diamond.ac.uk","paths":[{"path":"/","pathType":"Prefix"}]}],"tls":[]}` | Configuring and enabling an ingress allows blueapi to be served at a nicer address, e.g. ixx-blueapi.diamond.ac.uk |
 | ingress.hosts[0] | object | `{"host":"example.diamond.ac.uk","paths":[{"path":"/","pathType":"Prefix"}]}` | Request a host from https://jira.diamond.ac.uk/servicedesk/customer/portal/2/create/91 of the form ixx-blueapi.diamond.ac.uk. Note: pathType: Prefix is required in Diamond's clusters |
-| initContainer | object | `{"enabled":false,"persistentVolume":{"enabled":false,"existingClaimName":"","size":"1Gi"}}` | Configure the initContainer that checks out the scratch configuration repositories |
+| initContainer | object | `{"enabled":false,"persistentVolume":{"customName":"","enabled":false,"existingClaimName":"","size":"1Gi"}}` | Configure the initContainer that checks out the scratch configuration repositories |
+| initContainer.persistentVolume.customName | string | `""` | May be set to create or use a PVC named `ixx-blueapi-scratch-{customName}-a.b.c` |
 | initContainer.persistentVolume.enabled | bool | `false` | Whether to use a persistent volume in the cluster or check out onto the mounted host filesystem If persistentVolume.enabled: False, mounts scratch.root as scratch.root in the container |
-| initContainer.persistentVolume.existingClaimName | string | `""` | May be set to an existing persistent volume claim to re-use the volume, else a new one is created for each blueapi release |
+| initContainer.persistentVolume.existingClaimName | string | `""` | Deprecated. May be set to an existing persistent volume claim to re-use the volume, else a new one is created for each blueapi release |
 | initContainer.persistentVolume.size | string | `"1Gi"` | Size of persistent volume |
 | initResources | object | `{}` | Override resources for init container. By default copies resources of main container. |
 | livenessProbe | object | `{"failureThreshold":3,"httpGet":{"path":"/healthz","port":"http"},"periodSeconds":10}` | Liveness probe, if configured kubernetes will kill the pod and start a new one if failed consecutively. This is automatically disabled when in debug mode. |
diff --git a/helm/blueapi/templates/statefulset.yaml b/helm/blueapi/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 556089965e..4df8bcaa12 100644
--- a/helm/blueapi/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/helm/blueapi/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ spec:
         persistentVolumeClaim:
           {{- if .Values.initContainer.persistentVolume.existingClaimName }}
           claimName: {{ .Values.initContainer.persistentVolume.existingClaimName }}
+          {{- else if .Values.initContainer.persistentVolume.customName }}
+          claimName: {{ include "blueapi.fullname" . }}-scratch-{{ .Values.initContainer.persistentVolume.customName }}-{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}
           {{- else }}
           claimName: {{ include "blueapi.fullname" . }}-scratch-{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/blueapi/templates/volumes.yaml b/helm/blueapi/templates/volumes.yaml
index 9dd796888b..92b855f73c 100644
--- a/helm/blueapi/templates/volumes.yaml
+++ b/helm/blueapi/templates/volumes.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
+  {{- if .Values.initContainer.persistentVolume.customName }}
+  name: {{ include "blueapi.fullname" . }}-scratch-{{ .Values.initContainer.persistentVolume.customName }}-{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}
+  {{- else }}
   name: {{ include "blueapi.fullname" . }}-scratch-{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}
+  {{- end }}
   annotations:
     argocd.argoproj.io/sync-options: Prune=false,Delete=false
     argocd.argoproj.io/compare-options: IgnoreExtraneous
diff --git a/helm/blueapi/values.schema.json b/helm/blueapi/values.schema.json
index c16ca03dc8..51b89beadb 100644
--- a/helm/blueapi/values.schema.json
+++ b/helm/blueapi/values.schema.json
@@ -115,12 +115,16 @@
                 "persistentVolume": {
                     "type": "object",
                     "properties": {
+                        "customName": {
+                            "description": "May be set to create or use a PVC named `ixx-blueapi-scratch-{customName}-a.b.c`",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
                         "enabled": {
                             "description": "Whether to use a persistent volume in the cluster or check out onto the mounted host filesystem If persistentVolume.enabled: False, mounts scratch.root as scratch.root in the container",
                             "type": "boolean"
                         },
                         "existingClaimName": {
-                            "description": "May be set to an existing persistent volume claim to re-use the volume, else a new one is created for each blueapi release",
+                            "description": "Deprecated. May be set to an existing persistent volume claim to re-use the volume, else a new one is created for each blueapi release",
                             "type": "string"
                         },
                         "size": {
diff --git a/helm/blueapi/values.yaml b/helm/blueapi/values.yaml
index 36a82eeb5d..941575fb91 100644
--- a/helm/blueapi/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/blueapi/values.yaml
@@ -223,8 +223,10 @@ initContainer:
     # -- Whether to use a persistent volume in the cluster or check out onto the mounted host filesystem
     # If persistentVolume.enabled: False, mounts scratch.root as scratch.root in the container
     enabled: false
-    # -- May be set to an existing persistent volume claim to re-use the volume, else a new one is created for each blueapi release
+    # -- Deprecated. May be set to an existing persistent volume claim to re-use the volume, else a new one is created for each blueapi release
     existingClaimName: ""
+    # -- May be set to create or use a PVC named `ixx-blueapi-scratch-{customName}-a.b.c`
+    customName: ""
     # -- Size of persistent volume
     size: "1Gi"