diff --git a/clusters/prod/worker/ingress-nginx-external-values.yaml b/clusters/prod/worker/ingress-nginx-external-values.yaml
index 2cd94456..25c02156 100644
--- a/clusters/prod/worker/ingress-nginx-external-values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/prod/worker/ingress-nginx-external-values.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ingress-nginx-external:
   controller:
+    config:
+      annotations-risk-level: Critical
     metrics:
       enabled: true
       serviceMonitor:
@@ -17,3 +19,4 @@ ingress-nginx-external:
         # prevents errors when deleting clusters, leave as true
         loadbalancer.openstack.org/keep-floatingip: true
       loadBalancerIP: "130.246.80.218"
+    allowSnippetAnnotations: true