diff --git a/contrib/helm/harbor/templates/_helpers.tpl b/contrib/helm/harbor/templates/_helpers.tpl
index eb316d03c..9d8a5f573 100644
--- a/contrib/helm/harbor/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/contrib/helm/harbor/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -141,3 +141,54 @@ postgres://{{ template "harbor.database.username" . }}:{{ template "harbor.datab
 {{- define "harbor.database.notarySigner" -}}
 postgres://{{ template "harbor.database.username" . }}:{{ template "harbor.database.rawPassword" . }}@{{ template "harbor.database.host" . }}:{{ template "harbor.database.port" . }}/{{ template "harbor.database.notarySignerDatabase" . }}?sslmode=disable
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "harbor.redis.host" -}}
+  {{- if .Values.redis.external.enabled -}}
+    {{- .Values.redis.external.host -}}
+  {{- else -}}
+    {{- .Release.Name }}-redis-master
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "harbor.redis.port" -}}
+  {{- if .Values.redis.external.enabled -}}
+    {{- .Values.redis.external.port -}}
+  {{- else -}}
+    {{- .Values.redis.master.port }}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "harbor.redis.databaseIndex" -}}
+  {{- if .Values.redis.external.enabled -}}
+    {{- .Values.redis.external.databaseIndex -}}
+  {{- else -}}
+    {{- printf "%s" "0" }}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "harbor.redis.password" -}}
+  {{- if and .Values.redis.external.enabled .Values.redis.external.usePassword -}}
+    {{- .Values.redis.external.password -}}
+  {{- else if and (not .Values.redis.external.enabled) .Values.redis.usePassword -}}
+    {{- .Values.redis.password -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*the username redis is used for a placeholder as no username needed in redis*/}}
+{{- define "harbor.redisForJobservice" -}}
+  {{- if and .Values.redis.external.enabled .Values.redis.external.usePassword -}}
+    redis:{{ template "harbor.redis.password" . }}@{{ template "harbor.redis.host" . }}:{{ template "harbor.redis.port" . }}/{{ template "harbor.redis.databaseIndex" }}
+  {{- else if and (not .Values.redis.external.enabled) .Values.redis.usePassword -}}
+    redis:{{ template "harbor.redis.password" . }}@{{ template "harbor.redis.host" . }}:{{ template "harbor.redis.port" . }}/{{ template "harbor.redis.databaseIndex" }}
+  {{- else }}
+    {{- template "harbor.redis.host" . }}:{{ template "harbor.redis.port" . }}/{{ template "harbor.redis.databaseIndex" }}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+host:port,pool_size,password
+100 is the default value of pool size
+*/}}
+{{- define "harbor.redisForUI" -}}
+  {{- template "harbor.redis.host" . }}:{{ template "harbor.redis.port" . }},100,{{ template "harbor.redis.password" . }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/contrib/helm/harbor/templates/jobservice/jobservice-cm.yaml b/contrib/helm/harbor/templates/jobservice/jobservice-cm.yaml
index 6a21537bf..b52c03fed 100644
--- a/contrib/helm/harbor/templates/jobservice/jobservice-cm.yaml
+++ b/contrib/helm/harbor/templates/jobservice/jobservice-cm.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data:
       workers: {{ .Values.jobservice.maxWorkers }}
       backend: "redis"
       redis_pool:
-        redis_url: "{{ .Release.Name }}-redis-master:{{ .Values.redis.master.port }}"
+        redis_url: "{{ template "harbor.redisForJobservice" . }}"
         namespace: "harbor_job_service_namespace"
     logger:
       path: "/var/log/jobs"
diff --git a/contrib/helm/harbor/values.yaml b/contrib/helm/harbor/values.yaml
index 279d30f10..b1ef974ab 100644
--- a/contrib/helm/harbor/values.yaml
+++ b/contrib/helm/harbor/values.yaml
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ ui:
   tolerations: []
   affinity: {}
 
+# TODO: change the style to be same with redis
 database:
   # if external database is used, set "type" to "external"
   # and fill the connection informations in "external" section
@@ -271,12 +272,12 @@ clair:
   tolerations: []
   affinity: {}
 
-## Settings for redis dependency.
-## see https://github.com/kubernetes/charts/tree/master/stable/redis
-## for further configurables.
 redis:
-# Update needed in the cm that defines redis_url if usePassword is set to true.
+  # if external Redis is used, set "external.enabled" to "true"
+  # and fill the connection informations in "external" section.
+  # or the internal Redis will be used
   usePassword: false
+  password: "changeit"
   cluster:
     enabled: false
   master:
@@ -284,6 +285,13 @@ redis:
 # TODO: There is a perm issue: Can't open the append-only file: Permission denied
 # TODO: Setting it to false is a temp workaround.  Will re-visit this problem.
       enabled: false
+  external:
+    enabled: false
+    host: "192.168.0.2"
+    port: "6379"
+    databaseIndex: "0"
+    usePassword: false
+    password: "changeit"
 
 notary:
   enabled: true