diff --git a/kubernetes/so/components/so-openstack-adapter/values.yaml b/kubernetes/so/components/so-openstack-adapter/values.yaml
index a33c68a..9159fda 100755
--- a/kubernetes/so/components/so-openstack-adapter/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/so/components/so-openstack-adapter/values.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
   persistence:
     mountPath: /dockerdata-nfs
   mariadbGalera:
+    # flag to enable the DB creation via mariadb-operator
+    useOperator: true
     service: mariadb-galera
     servicePort: '3306'
 
@@ -55,6 +57,15 @@
 image: onap/so/openstack-adapter:1.12.2
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+# Local mariadb galera instance default name
+mariadb-galera:
+  nameOverride: so-mariadb-galera
+  service:
+    internalPort: 3306
+  mariadbOperator:
+    galera:
+      enabled: false
+
 db:
   userName: so_user
   userPassword: so_User123