diff --git a/openeogeotrellis/backend.py b/openeogeotrellis/backend.py
index 2d3cbf65..1869212b 100644
--- a/openeogeotrellis/backend.py
+++ b/openeogeotrellis/backend.py
@@ -1000,6 +1000,8 @@ def as_arg_element(dependency: dict) -> dict:
                     python_max_memory = python_max,
                     max_executors=max_executors,
                     api_version=api_version,
+                    dependencies=serialize_dependencies(),
+                    user_id=user_id,
                     current_time=int(time.time()),
                     aws_access_key_id=os.environ.get("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"),
                     aws_secret_access_key=os.environ.get("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"),
diff --git a/openeogeotrellis/deploy/sparkapplication.yaml.j2 b/openeogeotrellis/deploy/sparkapplication.yaml.j2
index 4e4531bf..5c8158ec 100644
--- a/openeogeotrellis/deploy/sparkapplication.yaml.j2
+++ b/openeogeotrellis/deploy/sparkapplication.yaml.j2
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ spec:
     - "{{ log_file }}"
     - "{{ metadata_file }}"
     - "{{ api_version }}"
+    - "{{ dependencies }}"
+    - "{{ user_id }}"
   sparkConf:
     "spark.rpc.message.maxSize": "200"
     "spark.rdd.compress": "true"