diff --git a/deploy/k8s/keycloak/keycloak.yaml b/deploy/k8s/keycloak/keycloak.yaml
index bd3968d1..6d8a8abc 100644
--- a/deploy/k8s/keycloak/keycloak.yaml
+++ b/deploy/k8s/keycloak/keycloak.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ items:
                 - --db=postgres
                 - --db-url=jdbc:postgresql://keycloak-postgres.keycloak.svc.cluster.local:5432/keycloak
                 - --db-username=keycloak
+                - --bootstrap-admin-username=admin
+                - --bootstrap-admin-password=kc-admin-dev-password
                 - --health-enabled=true
               ports:
                 - name: http