diff --git a/helm-charts/infisical/templates/backend-deployment.yaml b/helm-charts/infisical/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
index 187f1240a..582a84788 100644
--- a/helm-charts/infisical/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/infisical/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ spec:
           periodSeconds: 10
         ports: 
         - containerPort: 4000
-        {{- if $backend.kubeSecretRef }}
         envFrom:
         - secretRef:
-            name: {{ $backend.kubeSecretRef }}
-        {{- end }}
+            name: {{ $backend.kubeSecretRef | default "infisical-backend" }}
         env:
         - name: MONGO_URL
           value: {{ include "infisical.mongodb.connectionString" . | quote }}
@@ -70,6 +68,7 @@ spec:
 
 ---
 
+{{ if not $backend.kubeSecretRef }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
@@ -79,3 +78,4 @@ data:
   {{- range $key, $value := $backend.secrets }}
   {{ $key }}: {{ $value | b64enc }}
   {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-charts/infisical/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml b/helm-charts/infisical/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
index 3c2fd4a6e..3a5985132 100644
--- a/helm-charts/infisical/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/infisical/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ spec:
             port: 3000
           initialDelaySeconds: 10
           periodSeconds: 10
-        {{- if $frontend.kubeSecretRef }}
         envFrom:
         - secretRef:
-            name: {{ $frontend.kubeSecretRef }}
-        {{- end }}
+            name: {{ $frontend.kubeSecretRef | default "infisical-frontend"  }}
         ports: 
         - containerPort: 3000
 
@@ -67,6 +65,7 @@ spec:
 
 ---
 
+{{ if not $frontend.kubeSecretRef }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
@@ -75,4 +74,5 @@ type: Opaque
 data:
   {{- range $key, $value := $frontend.secrets }}
   {{ $key }}: {{ $value | b64enc }}
-  {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file