diff --git a/kubernetes/common/postgres/templates/deployment-primary.yaml b/kubernetes/common/postgres/templates/deployment-primary.yaml
index c8a0001..535eefa 100644
--- a/kubernetes/common/postgres/templates/deployment-primary.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/common/postgres/templates/deployment-primary.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@
 # # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # # limitations under the License.
 */}}
+{{- if not .Values.global.postgres.useOperator }}
 {{ include "common.postgres.deployment" (dict "dot" . "pgMode" "primary") }}
+{{- end }}
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