diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index 88e145f..49ed984 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ description: |
 
 type: application
 
-version: 0.5.48
+version: 0.5.49
 
-appVersion: "0.5.48"
+appVersion: "0.5.49"
 
 home: https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/kubernetes-images-sync-operator
 
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 3dff3df..a5693af 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sa:
         - ALL
     image:
       repository: ghcr.io/lukaszraczylo/kubernetes-images-sync-operator
-      tag: 0.5.48
+      tag: 0.5.49
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 500m
diff --git a/internal/shared/definitions.go b/internal/shared/definitions.go
index f2c0870..d621431 100644
--- a/internal/shared/definitions.go
+++ b/internal/shared/definitions.go
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-var BACKUP_JOB_IMAGE = getWorkerImage()
+// BACKUP_JOB_IMAGE is the image used for backup jobs
+var BACKUP_JOB_IMAGE string
 
-func getWorkerImage() string {
-    if img := os.Getenv("WORKER_IMAGE"); img != "" {
-        return img
+func init() {
+    BACKUP_JOB_IMAGE = os.Getenv("WORKER_IMAGE")
+    if BACKUP_JOB_IMAGE == "" {
+        BACKUP_JOB_IMAGE = "ghcr.io/lukaszraczylo/kubernetes-images-sync-worker:latest" // fallback
     }
-    return "ghcr.io/lukaszraczylo/kubernetes-images-sync-worker:1.0.2" // fallback
 }
 
 const (