diff --git a/installers/charm/mongodb-exporter/config.yaml b/installers/charm/mongodb-exporter/config.yaml
index 727598b..eb19d5b 100644
--- a/installers/charm/mongodb-exporter/config.yaml
+++ b/installers/charm/mongodb-exporter/config.yaml
@@ -49,3 +49,9 @@
   mongodb_uri:
     type: string
     description: MongoDB URI (external database)
+  image_pull_policy:
+    type: string
+    description: |
+      ImagePullPolicy configuration for the pod.
+      Possible values: always, ifnotpresent, never
+    default: always
diff --git a/installers/charm/mongodb-exporter/src/charm.py b/installers/charm/mongodb-exporter/src/charm.py
index 149940a..f4c232a 100755
--- a/installers/charm/mongodb-exporter/src/charm.py
+++ b/installers/charm/mongodb-exporter/src/charm.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     ingress_whitelist_source_range: Optional[str]
     tls_secret_name: Optional[str]
     mongodb_uri: Optional[str]
+    image_pull_policy: Optional[str]
 
     @validator("site_url")
     def validate_site_url(cls, v):
@@ -74,6 +75,18 @@
             raise ValueError("mongodb_uri is not properly formed")
         return v
 
+    @validator("image_pull_policy")
+    def validate_image_pull_policy(cls, v):
+        values = {
+            "always": "Always",
+            "ifnotpresent": "IfNotPresent",
+            "never": "Never",
+        }
+        v = v.lower()
+        if v not in values.keys():
+            raise ValueError("value must be always, ifnotpresent or never")
+        return values[v]
+
 
 class MongodbExporterCharm(CharmedOsmBase):
     def __init__(self, *args) -> NoReturn:
@@ -173,7 +186,9 @@
         pod_spec_builder = PodSpecV3Builder()
 
         # Build container
-        container_builder = ContainerV3Builder(self.app.name, image_info)
+        container_builder = ContainerV3Builder(
+            self.app.name, image_info, config.image_pull_policy
+        )
         container_builder.add_port(name=self.app.name, port=PORT)
         container_builder.add_http_readiness_probe(
             path="/api/health",