diff --git a/hive-metastore/templates/secret.yaml b/hive-metastore/templates/secret.yaml
index 38daaac..cc4d3df 100644
--- a/hive-metastore/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/hive-metastore/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if .Values.databaseSecret.create -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
@@ -5,3 +6,4 @@ metadata:
 data:
   password: {{ .Values.postgres.password | b64enc }}
   username: {{ .Values.postgres.username | b64enc }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hive-metastore/values.yaml b/hive-metastore/values.yaml
index 5db1f05..0bd2f3b 100644
--- a/hive-metastore/values.yaml
+++ b/hive-metastore/values.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""
 fullnameOverride: ""
 
+databaseSecret:
+  create: false
+
 postgres:
   host: "postgresql"
   port: 5432