diff --git a/chart/voyager/templates/deployment.yaml b/chart/voyager/templates/deployment.yaml
index 2300cc937..803725d77 100644
--- a/chart/voyager/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/voyager/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: "{{ template "voyager.name" . }}"
         release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
-{{- if and .Values.criticalAddon (eq .Release.Namespace "kube-system") }}
+{{- if or .Values.annotations (and .Values.criticalAddon (eq .Release.Namespace "kube-system")) }}
       annotations:
+{{- if and .Values.criticalAddon (eq .Release.Namespace "kube-system") }}
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.annotations }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.annotations | indent 8 }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ template "voyager.serviceAccountName" . }}