diff --git a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index b14f6c942..5bd7cc277 100644
--- a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ spec:
           env:
           - name: HOSTNAME
             value: "0.0.0.0"
+          {{- if .Values.oryKratosURL }}
           - name: ORY_KRATOS_URL
             value: {{ tpl .Values.oryKratosURL . }}
+          {{- end }}
           - name: BACKEND_URL
             value: {{ .Values.backendURL | quote}}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}