diff --git a/charts/cert-manager/templates/startupapicheck-serviceaccount.yaml b/charts/cert-manager/templates/startupapicheck-serviceaccount.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.startupapicheck.enabled }}
+{{- if .Values.startupapicheck.serviceAccount.create }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.startupapicheck.serviceAccount.automountServiceAccountToken }}
+metadata:
+  name: {{ template "startupapicheck.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  namespace: {{ include "cert-manager.namespace" . }}
+  {{- with .Values.startupapicheck.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ include "startupapicheck.name" . }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "startupapicheck.name" . }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: "startupapicheck"
+    {{- include "labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- with .Values.startupapicheck.serviceAccount.labels }}
+      {{ toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- with .Values.global.imagePullSecrets }}
+imagePullSecrets:
+  {{- toYaml . | nindent 2 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}