diff --git a/charts/gitlab/charts/unicorn/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/gitlab/charts/unicorn/templates/deployment.yaml
index 46cdbb999f2d44dc1956ecebca0c26c96301265c..18d149ff5d34199929322723414e50a115b29d0e 100644
--- a/charts/gitlab/charts/unicorn/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/gitlab/charts/unicorn/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ spec:
               value: '/var/opt/gitlab/templates'
             - name: CONFIG_DIRECTORY
               value: '/srv/gitlab/config'
+            - name: PYTHONPATH
+              value: '/usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages'
 {{- if .Values.metrics.enabled }}
             - name: prometheus_multiproc_dir
               value: /metrics