diff --git a/charts/nodepool/templates/builder/statefulset.yaml b/charts/nodepool/templates/builder/statefulset.yaml
index edad8d7..0671b61 100644
--- a/charts/nodepool/templates/builder/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/nodepool/templates/builder/statefulset.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
       volumes:
       - name: nodepool-config
         secret:
-          secretName: {{ include "nodepool.fullname" . }}
+          secretName: {{ (empty .Values.config.secret) | ternary (include "nodepool.fullname" .) .Values.config.secret  }}
       - name: nodepool-logs
         emptyDir: {}
       - name: dev
diff --git a/charts/nodepool/templates/launcher/deployment.yaml b/charts/nodepool/templates/launcher/deployment.yaml
index 5bd1b69..3a22048 100644
--- a/charts/nodepool/templates/launcher/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/nodepool/templates/launcher/deployment.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
       volumes:
       - name: nodepool-config
         secret:
-          secretName: {{ include "nodepool.fullname" . }}
+          secretName: {{ (empty .Values.config.secret) | ternary (include "nodepool.fullname" .) .Values.config.secret  }}
     {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
       tolerations:
 {{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/nodepool/templates/secret.yaml b/charts/nodepool/templates/secret.yaml
index e55cf57..aca2054 100644
--- a/charts/nodepool/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/charts/nodepool/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+{{ if not .Values.config.secret }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
@@ -11,4 +12,5 @@ stringData:
 {{ toYaml .Values.config | indent 4 }}
   clouds.yaml: |
     clouds:
-{{ toYaml .Values.clouds | indent 6 }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{ toYaml .Values.clouds | indent 6 }}
+{{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file