diff --git a/bedrock/Chart.yaml b/bedrock/Chart.yaml
index 69c5037..0fa2464 100644
--- a/bedrock/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bedrock/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ 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.
-version: 0.1.8
+version: 0.1.9
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
diff --git a/bedrock/templates/statefulset.yaml b/bedrock/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 6c5d740..7a8f61b 100644
--- a/bedrock/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/bedrock/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ spec:
         secret:
           defaultMode: 420
           secretName: bedrock-server
+      {{- if and .Values.config.persistence.enabled .Values.config.persistence.existingClaim }}
+      - name: data
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+        {{- with .Values.config.persistence.existingClaim }}
+           claimName: {{ tpl . $ }}
+        {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
@@ -63,6 +70,7 @@ spec:
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
     {{- end }}
+{{- if and .Values.config.persistence.enabled (not .Values.config.persistence.existingClaim) }}
   volumeClaimTemplates:
   - metadata:
       name: data
@@ -72,3 +80,4 @@ spec:
       resources:
         requests:
           storage: {{ .Values.config.storageSize }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/bedrock/values.yaml b/bedrock/values.yaml
index a756d67..5cf8261 100644
--- a/bedrock/values.yaml
+++ b/bedrock/values.yaml
@@ -67,5 +67,8 @@ tolerations: []
 affinity: {}
 
 config:
-  storageClassName: nfs-client-hermes
-  storageSize: 10Gi
+  persistence:
+    enabled: true
+    existingClaim: bedrock-data
+    storageClassName: nfs-client-hermes
+    storageSize: 10Gi