diff --git a/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/varreference.go b/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/varreference.go
index 58e4b023f..35a92d78e 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/varreference.go
+++ b/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/varreference.go
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ varReference:
 - path: spec/template/spec/containers/command
   kind: Deployment
 
+- path: spec/template/spec/initContainers/command
+  kind: DaemonSet
+
+- path: spec/template/spec/containers/command
+  kind: DaemonSet
+
 - path: spec/template/spec/containers/command
   kind: Job
 
@@ -49,6 +55,12 @@ varReference:
 - path: spec/template/spec/containers/args
   kind: Deployment
 
+- path: spec/template/spec/initContainers/args
+  kind: DaemonSet
+
+- path: spec/template/spec/containers/args
+  kind: DaemonSet
+
 - path: spec/template/spec/containers/args
   kind: Job
 
@@ -67,6 +79,12 @@ varReference:
 - path: spec/template/spec/containers/env/value
   kind: Deployment
 
+- path: spec/template/spec/initContainers/env/value
+  kind: DaemonSet
+
+- path: spec/template/spec/containers/env/value
+  kind: DaemonSet
+
 - path: spec/template/spec/containers/env/value
   kind: Job