diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index 9142f33bb..1c3f73b7f 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -1031,6 +1031,15 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncStandbyClusterConfiguration() error {
 		standbyOptionsToSet["create_replica_methods"] = []string{"bootstrap_standby_with_wale", "basebackup_fast_xlog"}
 		standbyOptionsToSet["restore_command"] = "envdir \"/run/etc/wal-e.d/env-standby\" /scripts/restore_command.sh \"%f\" \"%p\""
 
+		if c.Spec.StandbyCluster.StandbyHost != "" {
+			standbyOptionsToSet["host"] = c.Spec.StandbyCluster.StandbyHost
+			if c.Spec.StandbyCluster.StandbyPort != "" {
+				standbyOptionsToSet["port"] = c.Spec.StandbyCluster.StandbyPort
+			}
+			if c.Spec.StandbyCluster.StandbyPrimarySlotName != "" {
+				standbyOptionsToSet["primary_slot_name"] = c.Spec.StandbyCluster.StandbyPrimarySlotName
+			}
+		}
 	} else {
 		c.logger.Infof("promoting standby cluster and detach from source")
 		standbyOptionsToSet = nil