diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
index 0ed5a0c9..a178ef72 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.scope.singleNamespace }}
         - "--watch-namespace={{ default .Release.Namespace .Values.scope.watchNamespace }}"
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.githubAPICacheDuration }}
+        - "--github-api-cache-duration={{ .Values.githubAPICacheDuration }}"
+        {{- end }}
         command:
         - "/manager"
         env:
diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
index 956a9617..e24dd2b2 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ replicaCount: 1
 
 syncPeriod: 10m
 
+# The controller tries its best not to repeat the duplicate GitHub API call
+# within this duration.
+# Defaults to syncPeriod - 10s.
+#githubAPICacheDuration: 30s
+
 # Only 1 authentication method can be deployed at a time
 # Uncomment the configuration you are applying and fill in the details
 authSecret: