diff --git a/charts/url-shortener/templates/install.yaml b/charts/url-shortener/templates/install.yaml
index e562b02..a0fc858 100644
--- a/charts/url-shortener/templates/install.yaml
+++ b/charts/url-shortener/templates/install.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         - url-shortener
         - --port=8080
         - --db-path=/data/urls.db
+        - --require-auth={{ .Values.requireAuth }}
         volumeMounts:
         - name: url-shortener
           mountPath: /data
diff --git a/charts/url-shortener/values.yaml b/charts/url-shortener/values.yaml
index 3b0d837..dd3da7d 100644
--- a/charts/url-shortener/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/url-shortener/values.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 storage:
   size: 1Gi
 portName: http
+requireAuth: false