diff --git a/deploy/helm/certctl/templates/postgres-secret.yaml b/deploy/helm/certctl/templates/postgres-secret.yaml
index 2b8e65e..87986f4 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/certctl/templates/postgres-secret.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/certctl/templates/postgres-secret.yaml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/component: postgres
 type: Opaque
 stringData:
-  {{- if not .Values.postgresql.auth.password }}
-  {{- fail "postgresql.auth.password is required" }}
-  {{- end }}
-  password: {{ .Values.postgresql.auth.password | quote }}
+  password: {{ .Values.postgresql.auth.password | default "changeme" | quote }}
   username: {{ .Values.postgresql.auth.username | quote }}
   database: {{ .Values.postgresql.auth.database | quote }}