diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/templates/file-storage.yml b/helm/flowfuse/templates/file-storage.yml
index 07be7095..9ff3c65c 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/templates/file-storage.yml
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/templates/file-storage.yml
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: NODE_ENV
           value: production
+        {{- if .Values.forge.privateCA }}
+        - name: NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS
+          value: /usr/local/ssl-certs/chain.pem
+        {{- end }}
         volumeMounts:
         - name: configdir
           mountPath: /usr/src/flowforge-file-server/etc
@@ -148,6 +152,11 @@ spec:
         - name: root
           mountPath: /usr/src/flowforge-file-server/var
         {{ end -}}
+        {{- if .Values.forge.privateCA }}
+        - name: cacert
+          mountPath: /usr/local/ssl-certs
+          readOnly: true
+        {{- end }}
         ports:
         - containerPort: 3001
         {{- if .Values.forge.fileStore.livenessProbe }}
@@ -213,6 +222,11 @@ spec:
         persistentVolumeClaim:
           claimName: file-storage-pvc
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.forge.privateCA }}
+      - name: cacert
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ .Values.forge.privateCA.configMapName | default "ff-ca-certs" }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.forge.managementSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- range $key, $value := .Values.forge.managementSelector }}