diff --git a/services/cassandra/backend-deployment.yaml b/services/cassandra/backend-deployment.yaml
index e5940ed0f..8b80a1dd5 100644
--- a/services/cassandra/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/cassandra/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ spec:
             - name: http
               containerPort: 8796
               protocol: TCP
+          env:
+            - name: CASSANDRA_SIM_IMAGE
+              value: registry.bstein.dev/cassandra/cassandra-sim-worker:0.8.46 # {"$imagepolicy": "cassandra:cassandra-sim-worker"}
+            - name: CASSANDRA_GENERATOR_WORKER_IMAGE
+              value: registry.bstein.dev/cassandra/cassandra-generator-worker:0.8.46 # {"$imagepolicy": "cassandra:cassandra-generator-worker"}
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: cassandra-config