diff --git a/charts/airbyte/templates/external-db.yaml b/charts/airbyte/templates/external-db.yaml
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+{{- if not .Values.postgresql.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: airbyte-externaldb
+  annotations:
+    helm.sh/hook: pre-install,pre-upgrade
+    helm.sh/hook-weight: "-1"
+data:
+  postgresql-password: {{ .Values.externalDatabase.password | b64enc }}
+{{- end }}