diff --git a/charts/generic/pod-cpu-hog/experiment.yaml b/charts/generic/pod-cpu-hog/experiment.yaml
index 07e446e..e02ef7d 100644
--- a/charts/generic/pod-cpu-hog/experiment.yaml
+++ b/charts/generic/pod-cpu-hog/experiment.yaml
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ spec:
     - name: LIB_IMAGE
       value: 'gaiaadm/pumba'  
 
+    # provide the socket file path
+    # it is used in pumba lib
+    - name: SOCKET_PATH
+      value: '/var/run/docker.sock'      
+
     - name: TARGET_PODS
       value: ''
 
diff --git a/charts/generic/pod-io-stress/experiment.yaml b/charts/generic/pod-io-stress/experiment.yaml
index d9c0ec5..a06e1a2 100644
--- a/charts/generic/pod-io-stress/experiment.yaml
+++ b/charts/generic/pod-io-stress/experiment.yaml
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ spec:
 
       # provide lib image
       - name: LIB_IMAGE
-        value: 'gaiaadm/pumba' 
+        value: 'gaiaadm/pumba'
+
+      # provide the socket file path
+      # it is used in pumba lib
+      - name: SOCKET_PATH
+        value: '/var/run/docker.sock'         
 
       ## it defines the sequence of chaos execution for multiple target pods
       ## supported values: serial, parallel
diff --git a/charts/generic/pod-memory-hog/experiment.yaml b/charts/generic/pod-memory-hog/experiment.yaml
index 2ffcc1d..3b5c1b7 100644
--- a/charts/generic/pod-memory-hog/experiment.yaml
+++ b/charts/generic/pod-memory-hog/experiment.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ spec:
       ## It is used in pumba lib only    
       - name: LIB_IMAGE
         value: 'gaiaadm/pumba'
+
+      # provide the socket file path
+      # it is used in pumba lib
+      - name: SOCKET_PATH
+        value: '/var/run/docker.sock'        
         
       - name: CHAOS_KILL_COMMAND
         value: "kill -9 $(ps afx | grep \"[dd] if /dev/zero\" | awk '{print $1}' | tr '\n' ' ')"