diff --git a/config/clusters/openscapes/prod.values.yaml b/config/clusters/openscapes/prod.values.yaml
index 235ca2d304..0e1e49ff16 100644
--- a/config/clusters/openscapes/prod.values.yaml
+++ b/config/clusters/openscapes/prod.values.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ basehub:
     singleuser:
       extraEnv:
         SCRATCH_BUCKET: s3://openscapeshub-scratch/$(JUPYTERHUB_USER)
+        PERSISTENT_BUCKET: s3://openscapeshub-persistent/$(JUPYTERHUB_USER)
     hub:
       config:
         GitHubOAuthenticator:
diff --git a/config/clusters/openscapes/staging.values.yaml b/config/clusters/openscapes/staging.values.yaml
index eb16900803..38028b76e6 100644
--- a/config/clusters/openscapes/staging.values.yaml
+++ b/config/clusters/openscapes/staging.values.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ basehub:
     singleuser:
       extraEnv:
         SCRATCH_BUCKET: s3://openscapeshub-scratch-staging/$(JUPYTERHUB_USER)
+        PERSISTENT_BUCKET: s3://openscapeshub-persistent-staging/$(JUPYTERHUB_USER)
     hub:
       config:
         GitHubOAuthenticator: