diff --git a/charts/horizon/templates/ingest-configmap.yaml b/charts/horizon/templates/ingest-configmap.yaml
index be531b6..cf69686 100644
--- a/charts/horizon/templates/ingest-configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/horizon/templates/ingest-configmap.yaml
@@ -11,35 +11,33 @@ metadata:
     release: {{ .Release.Name }}
     heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
 data:
-  ADMIN_PORT: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.adminPort | default "6000" | quote}}
-  APPLY_MIGRATIONS: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.applyMigrations | default "false" | quote}}
-  ALLOW_EMPTY_LEDGER_DATA_RESPONSES: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.allowEmptyLedgerDataResponses | default "true" | quote}}
+  ADMIN_PORT: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.adminPort | quote}}
+  APPLY_MIGRATIONS: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.applyMigrations | quote}}
+  ALLOW_EMPTY_LEDGER_DATA_RESPONSES: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.allowEmptyLedgerDataResponses | quote}}
   CAPTIVE_CORE_CONFIG_APPEND_PATH: "/config/stellar-core.cfg"
   CAPTIVE_CORE_REUSE_STORAGE_PATH: "True"
   CAPTIVE_CORE_REUSE_STORAGE_DIR: "True"
   CAPTIVE_CORE_STORAGE_PATH: "/var/lib/stellar"
-  CAPTIVE_CORE_USE_DB: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.captiveCoreUseDb | default "False" | quote}}
-  CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.connectionTimeout | default "10" | quote}}
-  {{- if .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.disablePathFinding }}
-  DISABLE_PATH_FINDING: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.disablePathFinding | default "False" | quote}}
-  {{- end }}
-  ENABLE_ACCOUNTS_FOR_SIGNER: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.enableAccountsForSigner | default "false" | quote}}
-  ENABLE_ASSET_STATS: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.enableAssetStats | default "true" | quote}}
+  CAPTIVE_CORE_USE_DB: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.captiveCoreUseDb | quote}}
+  CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.connectionTimeout | quote}}
+  DISABLE_PATH_FINDING: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.disablePathFinding | quote}}
+  ENABLE_ACCOUNTS_FOR_SIGNER: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.enableAccountsForSigner | quote}}
+  ENABLE_ASSET_STATS: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.enableAssetStats | quote}}
   ENABLE_CAPTIVE_CORE_INGESTION: "true"
   ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_INGESTION: "false"
   {{- if .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.friendbotUrl }}
-  FRIENDBOT_URL: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.friendbotUrl | default "https://friendbot.stellar.org" | quote}}
+  FRIENDBOT_URL: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.friendbotUrl | quote}}
   {{- end }}
   HISTORY_ARCHIVE_URLS: {{ include "horizon.historyArchiveUrls" . | quote }}
-  HISTORY_RETENTION_COUNT: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.historyRetentionCount | default "34560" | quote}}
-  INGEST_FAILED_TRANSACTIONS: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.ingestFailedTransactions | default "true" | quote}}
+  HISTORY_RETENTION_COUNT: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.historyRetentionCount | quote}}
+  INGEST_FAILED_TRANSACTIONS: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.ingestFailedTransactions | quote}}
   INGEST: "true"
-  MAX_DB_CONNECTIONS: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.maxDBConnections | default "20" | quote}}
+  MAX_DB_CONNECTIONS: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.maxDBConnections | quote}}
   NETWORK_PASSPHRASE: {{ include "horizon.networkPassphrase" . | quote }}
-  PER_HOUR_RATE_LIMIT: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.perHourRateLimit | default "3600" | quote}}
-  PORT: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.port | default "8000" | quote}}
-  SSE_UPDATE_FREQUENCY: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.SseUpdateFrequency | default "4" | quote}}
+  PER_HOUR_RATE_LIMIT: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.perHourRateLimit | quote}}
+  PORT: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.port | quote}}
+  SSE_UPDATE_FREQUENCY: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.sseUpdateFrequency | quote}}
   STELLAR_CORE_BINARY_PATH: "/usr/bin/stellar-core"
-  STELLAR_CORE_URL: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.stellarCoreUrl | default "http://127.0.0.1:11626" | quote}}
+  STELLAR_CORE_URL: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.stellarCoreUrl | quote}}
   TMPDIR: "/var/lib/stellar"
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/horizon/templates/ingest-statefulset.yaml b/charts/horizon/templates/ingest-statefulset.yaml
index 73d8821..f0a5902 100644
--- a/charts/horizon/templates/ingest-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/horizon/templates/ingest-statefulset.yaml
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.image.horizon.pullPolicy }}
         ports:
-        - containerPort: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.port | default 8000 }}
+        - containerPort: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.port }}
           name: horizon
-        - containerPort: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.adminPort | default 6000 }}
+        - containerPort: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.adminPort }}
           name: metrics
         - containerPort: 11626
           name: core
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
             name: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}-ingest-env
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
-            port: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.port | default 8000 }}
+            port: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.port }}
             path: /health
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
           timeoutSeconds: 5
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ spec:
   ports:
     - name: horizon
       port: 80
-      targetPort: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.port | default 8000 }}
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.ingest.horizonConfig.port }}
   selector:
     app: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}-ingest
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/horizon/templates/web-configmap.yaml b/charts/horizon/templates/web-configmap.yaml
index d22bf41..2f86fa6 100644
--- a/charts/horizon/templates/web-configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/horizon/templates/web-configmap.yaml
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@ metadata:
     release: {{ .Release.Name }}
     heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
 data:
+  ADMIN_PORT: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.adminPort | quote}}
+  ALLOW_EMPTY_LEDGER_DATA_RESPONSES: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.allowEmptyLedgerDataResponses | quote}}
+  CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.connectionTimeout | quote}}
+  ENABLE_ACCOUNTS_FOR_SIGNER: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.enableAccountsForSigner | quote}}
+  ENABLE_ASSET_STATS: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.enableAssetStats | quote}}
+  HISTORY_ARCHIVE_URLS: {{ include "horizon.historyArchiveUrls" . | quote }}
   INGEST: "false"
-  PORT: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.port | default "8000" | quote}}
-  ADMIN_PORT: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.adminPort | default "6000" | quote}}
+  MAX_DB_CONNECTIONS: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.maxDBConnections | quote}}
+  MAX_PATH_LENGTH: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.maxPathLength | quote}}
+  NETWORK_PASSPHRASE: {{ include "horizon.networkPassphrase" . | quote }}
+  PER_HOUR_RATE_LIMIT: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.perHourRateLimit | quote}}
+  PORT: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.port | quote}}
+  SSE_UPDATE_FREQUENCY: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.sseUpdateFrequency | quote}}
   {{ if .Values.web.horizonConfig.stellarCoreUrl -}}
   STELLAR_CORE_URL: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.stellarCoreUrl | quote}}
   {{- else }}
   STELLAR_CORE_URL: http://{{ template "common.fullname" . }}-ingest-core:11626
   {{- end }}
-  PER_HOUR_RATE_LIMIT: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.perHourRateLimit | default "8000" | quote}}
-  MAX_DB_CONNECTIONS: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.maxDBConnections | default "20" | quote}}
-  SSE_UPDATE_FREQUENCY: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.SseUpdateFrequency | default "4" | quote}}
-  CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.connectionTimeout | default "10" | quote}}
-  ALLOW_EMPTY_LEDGER_DATA_RESPONSES: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.allowEmptyLedgerDataResponses | default "true" | quote}}
-  ENABLE_ASSET_STATS: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.enableAssetStats | default "true" | quote}}
-  ENABLE_ACCOUNTS_FOR_SIGNER: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.enableAccountsForSigner | default "false" | quote}}
-  MAX_PATH_LENGTH: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.maxPathLength | default "3" | quote}}
-  HISTORY_ARCHIVE_URLS: {{ include "horizon.historyArchiveUrls" . | quote }}
-  NETWORK_PASSPHRASE: {{ include "horizon.networkPassphrase" . | quote }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/horizon/templates/web-deployment.yaml b/charts/horizon/templates/web-deployment.yaml
index 4e8b9db..7766b63 100644
--- a/charts/horizon/templates/web-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/horizon/templates/web-deployment.yaml
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.image.horizon.pullPolicy }}
         ports:
-        - containerPort: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.port | default 8000 }}
+        - containerPort: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.port }}
           name: horizon
-        - containerPort: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.adminPort | default 6000 }}
+        - containerPort: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.adminPort }}
           name: metrics
         envFrom:
         - secretRef:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ spec:
             name: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}-web-env
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
-            port: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.port | default 8000 }}
+            port: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.port }}
             path: /health
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
           timeoutSeconds: 5
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ spec:
   ports:
     - name: core
       port: 80
-      targetPort: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.port | default 8000 }}
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.web.horizonConfig.port }}
   selector:
     app: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}-web
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/horizon/values.yaml b/charts/horizon/values.yaml
index cb600a0..bbb3850 100644
--- a/charts/horizon/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/horizon/values.yaml
@@ -56,11 +56,24 @@ ingest:
   cliArgs:
   - "--apply-migrations"
 
-  ## This variable allows overrides of default settings
+  ## Horizon config
   horizonConfig:
+    adminPort: 6000
+    allowEmptyLedgerDataResponses: true
     applyMigrations: false
-    # port: 8001
-
+    captiveCoreUseDb: false
+    connectionTimeout: 10
+    disablePathFinding: false
+    enableAccountsForSigner: false
+    enableAssetStats: true
+    friendbotUrl: ""
+    historyRetentionCount: 34560
+    ingestFailedTransactions: true
+    maxDBConnections: 20
+    perHourRateLimit: 3600
+    port: 8000
+    sseUpdateFrequency: 4
+    stellarCoreUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:11626"
 
   ## pre existing secret that contains the DATABASE_URL key with postgres URL
   existingSecret: ""
@@ -135,9 +148,19 @@ web:
   ## List of CLI arguments to provide to the stellar-horizon binary
   cliArgs: []
 
-  ## This variable allows overrides of default settings
-  horizonConfig: {}
-    # port: 8001
+  ## Horizon config
+  horizonConfig:
+    adminPort: 6000
+    allowEmptyLedgerDataResponses: true
+    connectionTimeout: 10
+    enableAccountsForSigner: false
+    enableAssetStats: true
+    maxDBConnections: 20
+    maxPathLength: 3
+    perHourRateLimit: 8000
+    port: 8000
+    sseUpdateFrequency: 4
+    stellarCoreUrl: "" # defaults to igest's core instance
 
   ## pre existing secret that contains the DATABASE_URL key with postgres URL
   existingSecret: ""