diff --git a/kubernetes/so/charts/so-openstack-adapter/values.yaml b/kubernetes/so/charts/so-openstack-adapter/values.yaml
index 13556c6..6a0b04b 100755
--- a/kubernetes/so/charts/so-openstack-adapter/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/so/charts/so-openstack-adapter/values.yaml
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 secrets:
   - uid: db-user-creds
     type: basicAuth
-    externalSecret: '{{ .Values.db.userCredsExternalSecret }}'
+    externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.db.userCredsExternalSecret) . }}'
     login: '{{ .Values.db.userName }}'
     password: '{{ .Values.db.userPassword }}'
     passwordPolicy: required
   - uid: db-admin-creds
     type: basicAuth
-    externalSecret: '{{ .Values.db.adminCredsExternalSecret }}'
+    externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.db.adminCredsExternalSecret) . }}'
     login: '{{ .Values.db.adminName }}'
     password: '{{ .Values.db.adminPassword }}'
     passwordPolicy: required