diff --git a/deploy/Chart/templates/controller/deployment.yaml b/deploy/Chart/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
index ceae6bea95..9f3fe91a3a 100644
--- a/deploy/Chart/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/Chart/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: controller
         image: "{{ include "radius.image" (dict "image" .Values.controller.image "tag" (.Values.controller.tag | default .Values.global.imageTag | default $appversion) "global" .Values.global) }}"
-        imagePullPolicy: 'Always'
         args: 
         - '--config-file'
         - '/etc/config/controller-config.yaml'
@@ -132,4 +131,4 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.global.appendRootCA.cert }}
         - name: ssl-certs
           emptyDir: {}
-        {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+        {{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/Chart/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml b/deploy/Chart/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml
index fd98b220cc..c473c77706 100644
--- a/deploy/Chart/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/Chart/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: dashboard
         image: "{{ include "radius.image" (dict "image" .Values.dashboard.image "tag" (.Values.dashboard.tag | default .Values.global.imageTag | default $appversion) "global" .Values.global) }}"
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
         env:
         - name: NODE_ENV
           value: {{ .Values.dashboard.nodeEnv | default "development" | quote }}
diff --git a/deploy/Chart/templates/database/statefulset.yaml b/deploy/Chart/templates/database/statefulset.yaml
index c8d0ce809a..db7679d9a1 100644
--- a/deploy/Chart/templates/database/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/Chart/templates/database/statefulset.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ spec:
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
         image: "{{ include "radius.image" (dict "image" .Values.database.image "tag" (.Values.database.tag | default .Values.global.imageTag | default "latest") "global" .Values.global) }}"
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: "{{ .Values.database.resources.requests.memory }}"
diff --git a/deploy/Chart/templates/pre-upgrade/job.yaml b/deploy/Chart/templates/pre-upgrade/job.yaml
index e3371aafa2..cea8962ab0 100644
--- a/deploy/Chart/templates/pre-upgrade/job.yaml
+++ b/deploy/Chart/templates/pre-upgrade/job.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: pre-upgrade
         image: "{{ include "radius.image" (dict "image" .Values.preupgrade.image "tag" (.Values.preupgrade.tag | default .Values.global.imageTag | default $appversion) "global" .Values.global) }}"
-        imagePullPolicy: 'Always'
         env:
         - name: TARGET_VERSION
           value: "{{ .Values.preupgrade.targetVersion | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
@@ -70,4 +69,4 @@ spec:
           {{- toYaml .Values.preupgrade.securityContext | nindent 10 }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.preupgrade.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/Chart/tests/helpers_test.yaml b/deploy/Chart/tests/helpers_test.yaml
index 4b4e98aba5..4a2fc55510 100644
--- a/deploy/Chart/tests/helpers_test.yaml
+++ b/deploy/Chart/tests/helpers_test.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ templates:
   - de/deployment.yaml
   - dashboard/deployment.yaml
   - database/statefulset.yaml
+  - pre-upgrade/job.yaml
 tests:
   - it: should use default ghcr.io registry when global.imageRegistry is not set
     set:
@@ -324,6 +325,30 @@ tests:
           value: internal.registry.io/mirror/postgres:14-alpine
         template: database/statefulset.yaml
 
+  - it: should not set imagePullPolicy on chart-managed containers
+    templates:
+      - controller/deployment.yaml
+      - dashboard/deployment.yaml
+      - database/statefulset.yaml
+      - pre-upgrade/job.yaml
+    set:
+      dashboard.enabled: true
+      database.enabled: true
+      preupgrade.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+        template: controller/deployment.yaml
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+        template: dashboard/deployment.yaml
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+        template: database/statefulset.yaml
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+        template: pre-upgrade/job.yaml
+
   - it: should handle mixed scenario - some with full paths, some without
     set:
       global.imageRegistry: default-registry.io