diff --git a/delegation-verify-coordinator/files/entrypoint_initdb.sh b/delegation-verify-coordinator/files/entrypoint_initdb.sh
index 92d653a5..2aa4e069 100644
--- a/delegation-verify-coordinator/files/entrypoint_initdb.sh
+++ b/delegation-verify-coordinator/files/entrypoint_initdb.sh
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ set -x
 
 invoke create-database
 invoke init-database
+invoke create-ro-user
diff --git a/delegation-verify-coordinator/templates/deployment.yaml b/delegation-verify-coordinator/templates/deployment.yaml
index f38a81f0..6bd35d92 100644
--- a/delegation-verify-coordinator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/delegation-verify-coordinator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .postgres.user | quote }}
             - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
               value: {{ .postgres.password | quote }}
+            - name: POSTGRES_RO_USER
+              value: {{ .postgres.roUser | quote }}
+            - name: POSTGRES_RO_PASSWORD
+              value: {{ .postgres.roPassword | quote }}
             {{- end }}
           command: ["/bin/entrypoint/entrypoint-initdb.sh"]
           volumeMounts:
diff --git a/delegation-verify-coordinator/values.yaml b/delegation-verify-coordinator/values.yaml
index 9f60d736..f26c0ad8 100644
--- a/delegation-verify-coordinator/values.yaml
+++ b/delegation-verify-coordinator/values.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ coordinator:
     db: ""
     user: ""
     password: ""
+    roUser: ""
+    roPassword: ""
   miniBatchNumber: 2
   uptimeDaysForScore: ""
   worker:
@@ -83,4 +85,3 @@ service:
   port: 80
 
 resources: {}
-