diff --git a/internal/controller/apps/planka_controller_deploy.go b/internal/controller/apps/planka_controller_deploy.go
index 132194c..1480d24 100644
--- a/internal/controller/apps/planka_controller_deploy.go
+++ b/internal/controller/apps/planka_controller_deploy.go
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ func (r *PlankaReconciler) reconcileDeployment(ctx context.Context, planka *apps
 						Name:  "TRUST_PROXY",
 						Value: "1",
 					},
+					{
+						Name:  "ALLOW_ALL_TO_CREATE_PROJECTS",
+						Value: "true",
+					},
 					{
 						Name: "OIDC_ISSUER",
 						ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{