diff --git a/charts/vc-authn-oidc/README.md b/charts/vc-authn-oidc/README.md
index 4b610400..c1430c1b 100644
--- a/charts/vc-authn-oidc/README.md
+++ b/charts/vc-authn-oidc/README.md
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ kubectl delete secret,pvc --selector "app.kubernetes.io/instance"=my-release
 | `controller.sessionTimeout.duration`            | The number of seconds an auth_sessions in the states defined in controllerSessionTimeoutConfig is kept for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `86400`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | `controller.sessionTimeout.config`              | The json list of auth session states that are safe for deletion                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | `["expired","failed","abandoned"]`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
 | `controller.templateDirectory`                  | The directory where the controller templates are stored                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | `/app/controller-config/templates`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
-| `controller.userVariableSubsitution`            | The placeholder for the user variable substitution file that can be used to add substitution variables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `# This is a default placeholder Python file 
+| `controller.userVariableSubsitution`            | The placeholder for the user variable substitution file that can be used to add substitution variables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `# This is a default placeholder Python file` 
+| `controller.useConnectionBasedVerification`     | Whether to use connection-based proofs. If false connectionless OOB invites contain the proof                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `true` 
 # Add any extensions to user variables here. Example below:
 
 # def sub_days_plus_one(days: str) -> int:
diff --git a/charts/vc-authn-oidc/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/vc-authn-oidc/templates/deployment.yaml
index 46fac164..0578c9eb 100644
--- a/charts/vc-authn-oidc/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/vc-authn-oidc/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.controller.sessionTimeout.duration | quote }}
             - name: CONTROLLER_TEMPLATE_DIR
               value: {{ .Values.controller.templateDirectory | quote }}
+            - name: USE_CONNECTION_BASED_VERIFICATION
+              value: {{ .Values.controller.useConnectionBasedVerification | quote }}
             - name: ACAPY_AGENT_URL
               value: {{ include "acapy.agent.url" . }}
             - name: ACAPY_ADMIN_URL
diff --git a/charts/vc-authn-oidc/values.yaml b/charts/vc-authn-oidc/values.yaml
index 332cff6f..506a28cd 100644
--- a/charts/vc-authn-oidc/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/vc-authn-oidc/values.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ walletDeepLinkPrefix: bcwallet://aries_proof-request
 ## @param controller.templateDirectory The directory where the controller templates are stored
 ## @param controller.userVariableSubsitution The placeholder for the user variable substitution file that can be used to add substitution variables
 ## @param controller.customHtmlConfigMapName ConfigMap file used to define the HTML file overrides
+## @param controller.useConnectionBasedVerification Whether to use connection-based proofs. If false connectionless OOB invites contain the proof.
 controller:
   cameraRedirectUrl: wallet_howto
   presentationExpireTime: 300
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ controller:
     #     r"\$sub_days_plus_one_(\d+)", sub_days_plus_one
     # )
   customHtmlConfigMapName: ""
+  useConnectionBasedVerification: true
 
 ## @param useHTTPS Prepend Agent and Admin URLs with `https`
 useHTTPS: true