diff --git a/k8s.mk b/k8s.mk
index 0d027a0..b439929 100644
--- a/k8s.mk
+++ b/k8s.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ start-k8s:
 	@ kubectl config use-context $(K8S_CONTEXT)
 
 	@- echo "\n### run kubectl apply -f $(K8S_MANIFEST_FILENAME) and secrets.yaml"
-	@ cat $(K8S_MANIFEST_FILENAME) secrets.yaml | envsubst | kubectl apply -f -
+	@ cat $(K8S_MANIFEST_FILENAME) secrets.yaml | envsubst | kubectl apply $(K8S_ADDITIONAL_PARAMS) -f -
 
 pull-k8s:
 # nop