diff --git a/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml b/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml
index bcb53e3572f..bc4b95cd66f 100644
--- a/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ sources:
 - https://github.com/authelia/chartrepo
 - https://github.com/authelia/authelia
 type: application
-version: 8.0.12
+version: 8.0.13
 annotations:
   truecharts.org/catagories: |
     - security
diff --git a/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl b/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl
index 42b3536ca55..2854c28fc79 100644
--- a/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl
+++ b/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ metadata:
 {{- $encryptionkey := "" }}
 data:
   {{- if $autheliaprevious }}
-  ENCRYPTION_KEY: {{ index $autheliaprevious.data "ENCRYPTION_KEY"  }}
   SESSION_ENCRYPTION_KEY: {{ index $autheliaprevious.data "SESSION_ENCRYPTION_KEY"  }}
   JWT_TOKEN: {{ index $autheliaprevious.data "JWT_TOKEN"  }}
+  {{- if ( hasKey $autheliaprevious.data "ENCRYPTION_KEY" ) }}
+  ENCRYPTION_KEY: {{ index $autheliaprevious.data "ENCRYPTION_KEY"  }}
+  {{- else }}
+  {{- $encryptionkey := randAlphaNum 100 }}
+  ENCRYPTION_KEY: {{ $encryptionkey | b64enc | quote }}
+  {{- end }}
   {{- else }}
   {{- $jwtsecret := randAlphaNum 50 }}
   {{- $sessionsecret := randAlphaNum 50 }}