diff --git a/ci/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/ci/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index f88304fc2..e1925ee47 100644
--- a/ci/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/ci/helm-chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -177,9 +177,12 @@ spec:
         {{- if .existingClaim }}
         persistentVolumeClaim:
           claimName: {{ .existingClaim }}
-        {{- else }}
+        {{- else if .hostPath }}
         hostPath:
           path: {{ .hostPath }}
           type: Directory
+        {{- else }}
+        emptyDir:
+          {{- toYaml .emptyDir | nindent 10 }}
         {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml b/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml
index ddfbff079..b4e681625 100644
--- a/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ extraVolumeMounts: []
   #   readOnly: true
   #   existingClaim: volume-claim
   #   hostPath: ""
+  #   emptyDir: {}
 
 extraConfigmapMounts: []
   # - name: certs-configmap