diff --git a/config/rekor.yaml b/config/rekor.yaml
index 53157f6aa..babfd3616 100644
--- a/config/rekor.yaml
+++ b/config/rekor.yaml
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ spec:
           "--trillian_log_server.tlog_id=3904496407287907110",
           "--log_type=prod",
           "--rekor_server.signer=$(KMS)",
+          "--trillian_log_server.sharding_config=/sharding/sharding-config.yaml",
           "--enable_attestation_storage=$(ENABLE_ATTESTATION_STORAGE)",
           "--attestation_storage_bucket=$(ATTESTATION_BUCKET)",
           "--rekor_server.timestamp_chain=$(TIMESTAMP_CHAIN)"
         ]
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: sharding-config
+          mountPath: /sharding
         env:
         - name: KMS
           valueFrom:
@@ -92,6 +96,10 @@ spec:
           capabilities:
             drop:
             - all
+      volumes:
+        - name: sharding-config
+          configMap:
+            name: sharding-config
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -107,3 +115,11 @@ spec:
       port: 80
       targetPort: 3000
 ---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: sharding-config
+  namespace: rekor-system
+data:
+  sharding-config.yaml: "" 
+---
diff --git a/pkg/sharding/ranges.go b/pkg/sharding/ranges.go
index 91ff254a9..0bf771ad6 100644
--- a/pkg/sharding/ranges.go
+++ b/pkg/sharding/ranges.go
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ func NewLogRanges(path string, treeID uint) (LogRanges, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return LogRanges{}, err
 	}
+	if string(contents) == "" {
+		log.Logger.Info("Sharding config file contents empty, skipping init of logRange map")
+		return LogRanges{}, nil
+	}
 	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(contents, &ranges); err != nil {
 		return LogRanges{}, err
 	}