diff --git a/charts/app-runner/templates/install.yaml b/charts/app-runner/templates/install.yaml
index ff2fa6d..6214eae 100644
--- a/charts/app-runner/templates/install.yaml
+++ b/charts/app-runner/templates/install.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {{ $runCfg := .Values.runCfg | b64dec }}
 ---
+{{- if .Values.sshPrivateKey }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@
 type: Opaque
 data:
   private: {{ .Values.sshPrivateKey }}
+{{- end }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap