diff --git a/charts/operators/cert-manager/values.yaml b/charts/operators/cert-manager/values.yaml
index c6e532e3d54..4655a8d80d3 100644
--- a/charts/operators/cert-manager/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/operators/cert-manager/values.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ operator:
 
 certmanager:
   dns01RecursiveNameservers: "1.1.1.1:53,1.0.0.1:53"
-  # Delete cert secret on CR deletion
+  installCRDs: true
   enableCertificateOwnerRef: true
 
 metrics: