diff --git a/helm-charts/infisical/Chart.yaml b/helm-charts/infisical/Chart.yaml
index 81b7182c0..7205abdaa 100644
--- a/helm-charts/infisical/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/infisical/Chart.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.1.10
+version: 0.1.11
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/helm-charts/infisical/templates/backend-deployment.yaml b/helm-charts/infisical/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
index 141997a3e..9e97c4707 100644
--- a/helm-charts/infisical/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/infisical/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ spec:
         - secretRef:
             name: {{ .Values.backend.kubeSecretRef }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.backendEnvironmentVariables }}
         env:
         - name: MONGO_URL
           value: {{ include "infisical.mongodb.connectionString" . | quote }}
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ spec:
         - name: {{ $key }}
           value: {{ quote $value }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
 
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
diff --git a/helm-charts/infisical/values.yaml b/helm-charts/infisical/values.yaml
index 46c611d88..9ed7ef9dc 100644
--- a/helm-charts/infisical/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/infisical/values.yaml
@@ -83,24 +83,6 @@ ingress:
 #       hosts:
 #         - k8.infisical.com
 
-###
-### YOU MUST FILL IN ALL SECRETS BELOW
-### 
-backendEnvironmentVariables:
-  # Required keys for platform encryption/decryption ops. Replace with nacl sk keys
-  ENCRYPTION_KEY: MUST_REPLACE
-
-  # JWT
-  # Required secrets to sign JWT tokens
-  JWT_SIGNUP_SECRET: MUST_REPLACE
-  JWT_REFRESH_SECRET: MUST_REPLACE
-  JWT_AUTH_SECRET: MUST_REPLACE
-
-  # Mail/SMTP
-  # Required to send emails
-  SMTP_HOST: MUST_REPLACE
-  SMTP_NAME: MUST_REPLACE
-  SMTP_USERNAME: MUST_REPLACE
-  SMTP_PASSWORD: MUST_REPLACE
-
 frontendEnvironmentVariables: {}
+
+backendEnvironmentVariables: {}