diff --git a/charts/openproject/templates/persistentvolumeclaim.yaml b/charts/openproject/templates/persistentvolumeclaim.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
+{{- if not .Values.persistence.existingClaim }}
+---
+apiVersion: "v1"
+kind: "PersistentVolumeClaim"
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "common.labels.standard" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.persistence.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  accessModes: {{ .Values.persistence.accessModes }}
+  {{- if .Values.persistence.storageClassName }}
+  storageClassName: {{ .Values.persistence.storageClassName }}
+  {{- end }}
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size | quote }}
+...
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}