diff --git a/charts/prefect-server/README.md b/charts/prefect-server/README.md
index adeadfd6..08cd5982 100644
--- a/charts/prefect-server/README.md
+++ b/charts/prefect-server/README.md
@@ -45,9 +45,15 @@ prefect-server:
   postgresql:
     # Disable the objects from the bundled PostgreSQL chart
     enabled: false
+
     auth:
-      # Provide the name of an existing secret following the instructions above.
+      # Option 1: provide the name of an existing secret following the instructions above.
       existingSecret: <existing secret name>
+
+      # Option 2: provide the connection string details directly
+      username: myuser
+      password: mypass
+      database: mydb
 ```
 
 Two secrets are created when not providing an existing secret name:
diff --git a/charts/prefect-server/README.md.gotmpl b/charts/prefect-server/README.md.gotmpl
index d8594b57..34e835de 100644
--- a/charts/prefect-server/README.md.gotmpl
+++ b/charts/prefect-server/README.md.gotmpl
@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ prefect-server:
   postgresql:
     # Disable the objects from the bundled PostgreSQL chart
     enabled: false
+
     auth:
-      # Provide the name of an existing secret following the instructions above.
+      # Option 1: provide the name of an existing secret following the instructions above.
       existingSecret: <existing secret name>
+
+      # Option 2: provide the connection string details directly
+      username: myuser
+      password: mypass
+      database: mydb
 ```
 
 Two secrets are created when not providing an existing secret name:
diff --git a/charts/prefect-server/templates/secret.yaml b/charts/prefect-server/templates/secret.yaml
index 462b59d8..d5ffe4f4 100644
--- a/charts/prefect-server/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/charts/prefect-server/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if and .Values.postgresql.enabled (not .Values.postgresql.auth.existingSecret) }}
+{{- if not .Values.postgresql.auth.existingSecret }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata: