diff --git a/charts/soft-serve/templates/keys.yaml b/charts/soft-serve/templates/keys.yaml
index 5a89250..6ba4849 100644
--- a/charts/soft-serve/templates/keys.yaml
+++ b/charts/soft-serve/templates/keys.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{ if and .Values.privateKey .Values.publicKey }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -6,3 +7,4 @@
 data:
   key: {{ toYaml .Values.privateKey | indent 2 }}
   key.pub: {{ toYaml .Values.publicKey | indent 2 }}
+{{ end }}