diff --git a/pkg/server/webhook.go b/pkg/server/webhook.go
index a966b50..77da745 100644
--- a/pkg/server/webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/server/webhook.go
@@ -396,6 +396,11 @@ func createPatch(pod *corev1.Pod, inj *config.InjectionConfig, annotations map[s
 	mutatedInjectedContainers := mergeEnvVars(inj.Environment, inj.Containers)
 	mutatedInjectedContainers = mergeVolumeMounts(inj.VolumeMounts, mutatedInjectedContainers)
 
+	// next, make sure any injected init containers in our config get the EnvVars and VolumeMounts injected
+	// this mutates inj.InitContainers with our environment vars
+	mutatedInjectedInitContainers := mergeEnvVars(inj.Environment, inj.InitContainers)
+	mutatedInjectedInitContainers = mergeVolumeMounts(inj.VolumeMounts, mutatedInjectedInitContainers)
+
 	// next, patch containers with our injected containers
 	patch = append(patch, addContainers(pod.Spec.Containers, mutatedInjectedContainers, "/spec/containers")...)
 
@@ -404,7 +409,7 @@ func createPatch(pod *corev1.Pod, inj *config.InjectionConfig, annotations map[s
 	patch = append(patch, addVolumeMounts(pod.Spec.Containers, inj.VolumeMounts)...)
 
 	// now, add initContainers, hostAliases and volumes
-	patch = append(patch, addContainers(pod.Spec.InitContainers, inj.InitContainers, "/spec/initContainers")...)
+	patch = append(patch, addContainers(pod.Spec.InitContainers, mutatedInjectedInitContainers, "/spec/initContainers")...)
 	patch = append(patch, addHostAliases(pod.Spec.HostAliases, inj.HostAliases, "/spec/hostAliases")...)
 	patch = append(patch, addVolumes(pod.Spec.Volumes, inj.Volumes, "/spec/volumes")...)