diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/demo.py b/src/backend/core/api/demo.py
index 677e5d79..27b9e0b2 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/demo.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/demo.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def minio_webhook(request):
     object = s3['object']
     filename = object['key']
 
-    if bucket_name != settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME:
+    if bucket_name != settings.MINIO_BUCKET:
         logger.info('Not interested in this bucket: %s', bucket_name)
         return Response("Not interested in this bucket")
 
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ def minio_webhook(request):
 
     try:
         client = Minio(
-            settings.AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL,
-            access_key=settings.AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
-            secret_key=settings.AWS_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
+            settings.MINIO_URL,
+            access_key=settings.MINIO_ACCESS_KEY,
+            secret_key=settings.MINIO_SECRET_KEY,
         )
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("An error occurred while creating the Minio client %s: %s", settings.AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL, str(e))
+        logger.error("An error occurred while creating the Minio client %s: %s", settings.MINIO_URL, str(e))
 
     temp_file_path = None
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def minio_webhook(request):
         
         try:
 
-            audio_file_stream = client.get_object(settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME, object_name=filename)
+            audio_file_stream = client.get_object(settings.MINIO_BUCKET, object_name=filename)
 
             with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.ogg') as temp_audio_file:
                 for data in audio_file_stream.stream(32*1024):
diff --git a/src/backend/meet/settings.py b/src/backend/meet/settings.py
index dfdee8d6..4682f9f5 100755
--- a/src/backend/meet/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/meet/settings.py
@@ -412,6 +412,20 @@ class Base(Configuration):
         True, environ_name="OPENAI_ENABLE", environ_prefix=None
     )
 
+    # todo - totally wip
+    MINIO_ACCESS_KEY = values.Value(
+        None, environ_name="MINIO_ACCESS_KEY", environ_prefix=None
+    )
+    MINIO_SECRET_KEY = values.Value(
+        None, environ_name="MINIO_SECRET_KEY", environ_prefix=None
+    )
+    MINIO_URL = values.Value(
+        None, environ_name="MINIO_URL", environ_prefix=None
+    )
+    MINIO_BUCKET = values.Value(
+        'livekit-staging-livekit-egress', environ_name="MINIO_BUCKET", environ_prefix=None
+    )
+
     # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     @property
     def ENVIRONMENT(self):
diff --git a/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.meet.yaml.gotmpl b/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.meet.yaml.gotmpl
index 670c3410..0e3e24ed 100644
--- a/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.meet.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.meet.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -119,6 +119,19 @@ backend:
         name: backend
         key: OPENAI_API_KEY
     OPENAI_ENABLE: False
+    MINIO_ACCESS_KEY:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: backend
+        key: MINIO_ACCESS_KEY
+    MINIO_SECRET_KEY:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: backend
+        key: MINIO_SECRET_KEY
+    MINIO_URL:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: backend
+        key: MINIO_URL
+
 
   createsuperuser:
     command:
diff --git a/src/helm/meet/templates/secrets.yaml b/src/helm/meet/templates/secrets.yaml
index eff18ec8..adae816f 100644
--- a/src/helm/meet/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ b/src/helm/meet/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,13 @@ stringData:
 {{- if .Values.openaiApiKey }}
   OPENAI_API_KEY: {{ .Values.openaiApiKey }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.minioAccessKey }}
+  MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: {{ .Values.minioAccessKey }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.minioSecretKey }}
+  MINIO_SECRET_KEY: {{ .Values.minioSecretKey }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.minioUrl }}
+  MINIO_URL: {{ .Values.minioUrl }}
+{{- end }}
+