diff --git a/kubernetes/common/common/templates/_repository.tpl b/kubernetes/common/common/templates/_repository.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e054b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/common/common/templates/_repository.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{{/*
+# Copyright © 2017 Amdocs, Bell Canada
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+*/}}
+
+{{/*
+  Resolve the name of the common image repository.
+  The value for .Values.repository is used by default,
+  unless either override mechanism is used.
+
+  - .Values.global.repository  : override default image repository for all images
+  - .Values.repositoryOverride : override global and default image repository on a per image basis
+*/}}
+{{- define "common.repository" -}}
+  {{if .Values.repositoryOverride }}
+    {{- printf "%s" .Values.repositoryOverride -}}
+  {{else}}
+    {{- default .Values.repository .Values.global.repository -}}
+  {{end}}
+{{- end -}}
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diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/starters/onap-app/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/starters/onap-app/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8b2bb4e..71aae08 100644
--- a/kubernetes/helm/starters/onap-app/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/helm/starters/onap-app/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #        name: {{ include "common.name" . }}-readiness
       containers:
         - name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
-          image: "{{ .Values.global.repository | default .Values.repository }}/{{ .Values.image }}"
+          image: "{{ include "common.repository" . }}/{{ .Values.image }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.pullPolicy | default .Values.pullPolicy }}
           ports:
           - containerPort: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}