diff --git a/charts/onechart/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/onechart/templates/deployment.yaml
index 776fa78..5255f37 100644
--- a/charts/onechart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/onechart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       {{- include "helm-chart.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
   {{- $singleReplica := eq (.Values.replicas | int64) 1 }}
-  {{- if and .Values.volumes $singleReplica }}
+  {{- $strategyNotDefined := not .Values.strategy }}
+  {{- if and (and .Values.volumes $singleReplica) $strategyNotDefined}}
   strategy:
     type: Recreate
   {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.strategy }}
+  strategy:
+    type: {{ .Values.strategy }}
+  {{- end }}
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
diff --git a/charts/onechart/tests/deployment_volumes_test.yaml b/charts/onechart/tests/deployment_volumes_test.yaml
index 13238d9..766499f 100644
--- a/charts/onechart/tests/deployment_volumes_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/onechart/tests/deployment_volumes_test.yaml
@@ -42,3 +42,22 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: spec.strategy.type
           value: Recreate
+  - it: Should strategy take precedence
+    set:
+      volumes:
+        - name: data
+          path: /var/lib/1clickinfra/data
+          size: 10Gi
+          storageClass: default
+      strategy: RollingUpdate
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.strategy.type
+          value: RollingUpdate
+  - it: Should strategy be set
+    set:
+      strategy: Dummy
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.strategy.type
+          value: Dummy
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