diff --git a/armada/handlers/chart_deploy.py b/armada/handlers/chart_deploy.py
index 30671fda..203a1459 100644
--- a/armada/handlers/chart_deploy.py
+++ b/armada/handlers/chart_deploy.py
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ class ChartDeploy(object):
 
             upgrade = chart.get('upgrade', {})
             disable_hooks = upgrade.get('no_hooks', False)
-            force = upgrade.get('force', False)
-            recreate_pods = upgrade.get('recreate_pods', False)
+            options = upgrade.get('options', {})
+            force = options.get('force', False)
+            recreate_pods = options.get('recreate_pods', False)
 
             if upgrade:
                 upgrade_pre = upgrade.get('pre', {})
diff --git a/armada/tests/unit/handlers/test_armada.py b/armada/tests/unit/handlers/test_armada.py
index 06321da0..d1a35dc1 100644
--- a/armada/tests/unit/handlers/test_armada.py
+++ b/armada/tests/unit/handlers/test_armada.py
@@ -437,8 +437,9 @@ class ArmadaHandlerTestCase(base.ArmadaTestCase):
                             if diff:
                                 upgrade = chart.get('upgrade', {})
                                 disable_hooks = upgrade.get('no_hooks', False)
-                                force = upgrade.get('force', False)
-                                recreate_pods = upgrade.get(
+                                options = upgrade.get('options', {})
+                                force = options.get('force', False)
+                                recreate_pods = options.get(
                                     'recreate_pods', False)
 
                                 expected_update_release_calls.append(