diff --git a/charts/model-engine/Chart.yaml b/charts/model-engine/Chart.yaml
index 749e69d5..f4e81e17 100644
--- a/charts/model-engine/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/model-engine/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.1.6
+version: 0.1.7
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/model-engine/templates/cacher_vpa.yaml b/charts/model-engine/templates/cacher_vpa.yaml
index 4a07b3df..bbf44353 100644
--- a/charts/model-engine/templates/cacher_vpa.yaml
+++ b/charts/model-engine/templates/cacher_vpa.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     kind: Deployment
     name: {{ include "modelEngine.cachername" . }}
   updatePolicy:
-    updateMode: "Auto"
+    updateMode: {{ .Values.autoscaling.vertical.updateMode }}
   resourcePolicy:
     containerPolicies:
       - containerName: {{ include "modelEngine.cachername" . }}
diff --git a/charts/model-engine/templates/endpoint_builder_vpa.yaml b/charts/model-engine/templates/endpoint_builder_vpa.yaml
index 64983d94..c9e43110 100644
--- a/charts/model-engine/templates/endpoint_builder_vpa.yaml
+++ b/charts/model-engine/templates/endpoint_builder_vpa.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     kind: Deployment
     name: {{ include "modelEngine.buildername" . }}
   updatePolicy:
-    updateMode: "Auto"
+    updateMode: {{ .Values.autoscaling.vertical.updateMode }}
   resourcePolicy:
     containerPolicies:
       - containerName: {{ include "modelEngine.buildername" . }}