diff --git a/src/mgr/provider-profiles.ts b/src/mgr/provider-profiles.ts
index 0312c61..108d18a 100644
--- a/src/mgr/provider-profiles.ts
+++ b/src/mgr/provider-profiles.ts
@@ -674,10 +674,12 @@ function validationExecutionPolicy(profile: BackendProfile, namespace: string):
 }
 
 function runnerDefaultsForValidation(options: ProviderProfileValidationOptions, namespace: string): RunnerJobDefaults {
+  const bootRepoUrl = optionalString(options.runnerJobDefaults?.bootRepoUrl ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_BOOT_REPO_URL);
   return {
     namespace,
     managerUrl: options.runnerJobDefaults?.managerUrl ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_INTERNAL_MGR_URL ?? `http://agentrun-mgr.${namespace}.svc.cluster.local:8080`,
     image: options.runnerJobDefaults?.image ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_RUNNER_IMAGE ?? "",
+    ...(bootRepoUrl ? { bootRepoUrl } : {}),
     sourceCommit: options.runnerJobDefaults?.sourceCommit ?? options.sourceCommit,
     serviceAccountName: options.runnerJobDefaults?.serviceAccountName ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_RUNNER_SERVICE_ACCOUNT ?? "agentrun-v01-runner",
     kubectlCommand: options.runnerJobDefaults?.kubectlCommand ?? options.kubectlCommand ?? "kubectl",
diff --git a/src/mgr/server.ts b/src/mgr/server.ts
index 4bd9f37..8e4abd9 100644
--- a/src/mgr/server.ts
+++ b/src/mgr/server.ts
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ async function route({ method, url, body, store, sourceCommit, authSummary, runn
         namespace,
         managerUrl: runnerJobDefaults?.managerUrl ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_INTERNAL_MGR_URL ?? `http://agentrun-mgr.${namespace}.svc.cluster.local:8080`,
         image: runnerJobDefaults?.image ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_RUNNER_IMAGE ?? "",
+        ...optionalStringRecord("bootRepoUrl", runnerJobDefaults?.bootRepoUrl ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_BOOT_REPO_URL),
         sourceCommit,
         ...optionalStringRecord("envIdentity", runnerJobDefaults?.envIdentity ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_ENV_IDENTITY),
         ...optionalStringRecord("artifactCatalogFile", runnerJobDefaults?.artifactCatalogFile ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_ARTIFACT_CATALOG_FILE),
@@ -658,6 +659,7 @@ async function route({ method, url, body, store, sourceCommit, authSummary, runn
         namespace,
         managerUrl: runnerJobDefaults?.managerUrl ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_INTERNAL_MGR_URL ?? `http://agentrun-mgr.${namespace}.svc.cluster.local:8080`,
         image: runnerJobDefaults?.image ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_RUNNER_IMAGE ?? "",
+        ...optionalStringRecord("bootRepoUrl", runnerJobDefaults?.bootRepoUrl ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_BOOT_REPO_URL),
         sourceCommit,
         ...optionalStringRecord("envIdentity", runnerJobDefaults?.envIdentity ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_ENV_IDENTITY),
         ...optionalStringRecord("artifactCatalogFile", runnerJobDefaults?.artifactCatalogFile ?? process.env.AGENTRUN_ARTIFACT_CATALOG_FILE),