diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ef17ebb..f3f1fad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
   pull_request:
-    branches: []
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create kind cluster
       uses: helm/kind-action@v1.0.0
       # Only build a kind cluster if there are chart changes to test.
-      if: ${{ steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true' && github.event_name == 'push' }}
+      if: ${{ steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
     - name: Run chart-testing (install)
       run: ct install
-      if: ${{ steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true' && github.event_name == 'push' }}
+      if: ${{ steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true' }}
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: lint
diff --git a/charts/lakefs/Chart.yaml b/charts/lakefs/Chart.yaml
index 295e5d9..c509bfb 100644
--- a/charts/lakefs/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/lakefs/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: lakefs
 description: A Helm chart for Kubernetes
 type: application
-version: 0.4.3
+version: 0.4.4
 appVersion: 0.16.2
 
 home: https://lakefs.io
diff --git a/charts/lakefs/ci/empty-values.yaml b/charts/lakefs/ci/empty-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/charts/lakefs/ci/secret-values.yaml b/charts/lakefs/ci/secret-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b4fed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/lakefs/ci/secret-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+secrets:
+  databaseConnectionString: postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/postgres?sslmode=disable
+  authEncryptSecretKey: abcdefghi
diff --git a/charts/lakefs/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/lakefs/templates/deployment.yaml
index 447ccd8..c1ecbfa 100644
--- a/charts/lakefs/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/lakefs/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ spec:
               mountPath: "/lakefs/data"
           {{- end }}
           env:
-            {{- if .Values.lakefsConfig }}
+            {{- if .Values.secrets }}
             - name: LAKEFS_DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
@@ -66,11 +66,13 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ include "lakefs.fullname" . }}
                   key: auth_encrypt_secret_key
-            {{- else }}
+            {{- else if not .Values.lakefsConfig }}
             - name: LAKEFS_DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING
               value: postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/postgres?sslmode=disable
             - name: LAKEFS_AUTH_ENCRYPT_SECRET_KEY
               value: asdjfhjaskdhuioaweyuiorasdsjbaskcbkj
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if not .Values.lakefsConfig }}
             - name: LAKEFS_BLOCKSTORE_LOCAL_PATH
               value: /lakefs/data
             {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/lakefs/templates/secret.yaml b/charts/lakefs/templates/secret.yaml
index 486e51a..79d32ab 100644
--- a/charts/lakefs/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/charts/lakefs/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if .Values.lakefsConfig }}
+{{- if .Values.secrets }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata: