diff --git a/helm/blueapi/README.md b/helm/blueapi/README.md
index 3862290fb..4ece387b7 100644
--- a/helm/blueapi/README.md
+++ b/helm/blueapi/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ A Helm chart deploying a worker pod that runs Bluesky plans
 | startupProbe | object | `{"failureThreshold":5,"httpGet":{"path":"/healthz","port":"http"},"periodSeconds":10}` | A more lenient livenessProbe to allow the service to start fully. This is automatically disabled when in debug mode. |
 | tolerations | list | `[]` | May be required to run on specific nodes (e.g. the control machine) |
 | tracing | object | `{"fastapi":{"excludedURLs":"/healthz"},"otlp":{"enabled":false,"protocol":"http/protobuf","server":{"host":"http://opentelemetry-collector.tracing","port":4318}}}` | Exclude health probe requests from tracing by default to prevent spamming |
-| volumeMounts | list | `[{"mountPath":"/config","name":"worker-config","readOnly":true}]` | Additional volumeMounts on the output StatefulSet definition. Define how volumes are mounted to the container referenced by using the same name. |
+| volumeMounts | list | `[]` | Additional volumeMounts on the output StatefulSet definition. Define how volumes are mounted to the container referenced by using the same name. |
 | volumes | list | `[]` | Additional volumes on the output StatefulSet definition. Define volumes from e.g. Secrets, ConfigMaps or the Filesystem |
 | worker | object | `{"api":{"url":"http://0.0.0.0:8000/"},"env":{"sources":[{"kind":"planFunctions","module":"dodal.plans"},{"kind":"planFunctions","module":"dodal.plan_stubs.wrapped"}]},"logging":{"graylog":{"enabled":false,"url":"tcp://graylog-log-target.diamond.ac.uk:12231/"},"level":"INFO"},"scratch":{"repositories":[],"root":"/workspace"},"stomp":{"auth":{"password":"guest","username":"guest"},"enabled":false,"url":"tcp://rabbitmq:61613/"}}` | Config for the worker goes here, will be mounted into a config file |
 | worker.api.url | string | `"http://0.0.0.0:8000/"` | 0.0.0.0 required to allow non-loopback traffic If using hostNetwork, the port must be free on the host |
diff --git a/helm/blueapi/templates/statefulset.yaml b/helm/blueapi/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 36695459b..556089965 100644
--- a/helm/blueapi/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/helm/blueapi/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ spec:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
+            - name: worker-config
+              mountPath: "/config"
+              readOnly: true
           {{- with .Values.volumeMounts }}
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/blueapi/values.schema.json b/helm/blueapi/values.schema.json
index 639209dd9..74deedadb 100644
--- a/helm/blueapi/values.schema.json
+++ b/helm/blueapi/values.schema.json
@@ -334,21 +334,7 @@
         },
         "volumeMounts": {
             "description": "Additional volumeMounts on the output StatefulSet definition. Define how volumes are mounted to the container referenced by using the same name.",
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": {
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                    "mountPath": {
-                        "type": "string"
-                    },
-                    "name": {
-                        "type": "string"
-                    },
-                    "readOnly": {
-                        "type": "boolean"
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            "type": "array"
         },
         "volumes": {
             "description": "Additional volumes on the output StatefulSet definition. Define volumes from e.g. Secrets, ConfigMaps or the Filesystem",
diff --git a/helm/blueapi/values.yaml b/helm/blueapi/values.yaml
index 876b37a98..36a82eeb5 100644
--- a/helm/blueapi/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/blueapi/values.yaml
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ podAnnotations: {}
 # For more information checkout: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/labels/
 podLabels: {}
 
-podSecurityContext: {}
-  # fsGroup: 2000
+podSecurityContext: {} # fsGroup: 2000
 
 securityContext:
   # https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/blueapi/issues/1096
@@ -131,13 +130,18 @@ startupProbe:
 # -- Additional volumes on the output StatefulSet definition.
 # Define volumes from e.g. Secrets, ConfigMaps or the Filesystem
 volumes: []
+#  - name: dls-sw-bl
+#    hostPath:
+#      path: "/dls_sw/i23"
+#      type: Directory
 
 # -- Additional volumeMounts on the output StatefulSet definition.
 # Define how volumes are mounted to the container referenced by using the same name.
-volumeMounts:
-  - name: worker-config
-    mountPath: "/config"
-    readOnly: true
+volumeMounts: []
+#  - name: dls-sw-bl
+#    mountPath: /dls_sw/i23
+#    readOnly: true
+#    mountPropagation: HostToContainer
 
 # -- May be required to run on specific nodes (e.g. the control machine)
 nodeSelector: {}
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_helm_chart.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_helm_chart.py
index 43b8b5769..4c1dcb24b 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_helm_chart.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_helm_chart.py
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ def test_service_linked_to_api(worker_api_url: str | None, service_port: int):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "added_mounts",
-    [[{"name": "worker-config", "mountPath": "/config", "readOnly": True}], [], None],
+    [[{"name": "foo", "mountPath": "/bar", "readOnly": True}], [], None],
 )
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "added_volumes", [[{"name": "foo", "configMap": {"name": "bar"}}], [], None]
@@ -1218,6 +1218,13 @@ def test_volumes_created(
     manifests = render_chart(
         values={"volumes": added_volumes, "volumeMounts": added_mounts}
     )
+    expected_mounts = [
+        {
+            "name": "worker-config",
+            "mountPath": "/config",
+            "readOnly": True,
+        }
+    ]
 
     expected_volumes = [
         {
@@ -1229,9 +1236,7 @@ def test_volumes_created(
     if added_volumes:
         expected_volumes += added_volumes
     if added_mounts:
-        expected_mounts = added_mounts
-    else:
-        expected_mounts = None
+        expected_mounts += added_mounts
 
     container_mounts = manifests["StatefulSet"]["blueapi"]["spec"]["template"]["spec"][
         "containers"