diff --git a/deployments/helm-chart/bbsim/templates/service.yaml b/deployments/helm-chart/bbsim/templates/service.yaml
index d63c129..6771da7 100644
--- a/deployments/helm-chart/bbsim/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm-chart/bbsim/templates/service.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
-  name: {{ template "bbsim.fullname" . }}
+  name: bbsim-olt-id-{{ .Values.olt_id }}
   namespace: {{ .Values.namespace }}
   labels:
     app: {{ template "bbsim.name" . }}
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
     - name: "bbsim-olt-id-{{ .Values.olt_id }}"
       port: {{ .Values.olt_tcp_port }}
       protocol: TCP
+    - name: "bbsim-olt-id-{{ .Values.olt_id }}-api"
+      port: {{ .Values.bbsim_api_port }}
+      protocol: TCP
   selector:
     app: {{ template "bbsim.name" . }}
-    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployments/helm-chart/bbsim/values.yaml b/deployments/helm-chart/bbsim/values.yaml
index 9d37587..5c0161c 100644
--- a/deployments/helm-chart/bbsim/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm-chart/bbsim/values.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 pon: 1
 onu: 1
 
-# TODO read this value in the config
+# TODO read this values in the config
 olt_tcp_port: 50060
+bbsim_api_port: 50070
 
 images:
   bbsim: