diff --git a/chart/files/pod-template-file.kubernetes-helm-yaml b/chart/files/pod-template-file.kubernetes-helm-yaml
index 35b2b382ecf99..f59af3d0ea6cd 100644
--- a/chart/files/pod-template-file.kubernetes-helm-yaml
+++ b/chart/files/pod-template-file.kubernetes-helm-yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ spec:
 {{- include "custom_airflow_environment" . | indent 6 }}
 {{- include "container_extra_envs" (list . .Values.workers.env) | indent 6 }}
       image: {{ template "pod_template_image" . }}
-      imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.airflow.pullPolicy }}
+      imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.pod_template.pullPolicy }}
       name: base
       resources:
 {{ toYaml .Values.workers.resources | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/tests/charts/test_pod_template_file.py b/tests/charts/test_pod_template_file.py
index 23797b4821621..581f7acd61664 100644
--- a/tests/charts/test_pod_template_file.py
+++ b/tests/charts/test_pod_template_file.py
@@ -280,13 +280,14 @@ def test_logs_persistence_changes_volume(self, log_persistence_values, expected)
 
     def test_should_set_a_custom_image_in_pod_template(self):
         docs = render_chart(
-            values={"images": {"pod_template": {"repository": "dummy_image", "tag": "latest"}}},
+            values={"images": {"pod_template": {"repository": "dummy_image", "tag": "latest", "pullPolicy": "Always"}}},
             show_only=["templates/pod-template-file.yaml"],
             chart_dir=self.temp_chart_dir,
         )
 
         assert re.search("Pod", docs[0]["kind"])
         assert "dummy_image:latest" == jmespath.search("spec.containers[0].image", docs[0])
+        assert "Always" == jmespath.search("spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy", docs[0])
         assert "base" == jmespath.search("spec.containers[0].name", docs[0])
 
     def test_mount_airflow_cfg(self):