diff --git a/library/common/Chart.yaml b/library/common/Chart.yaml
index 46cb4669..71df4915 100644
--- a/library/common/Chart.yaml
+++ b/library/common/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ maintainers:
 name: common
 sources: null
 type: library
-version: 16.2.15
+version: 16.2.16
diff --git a/library/common/templates/lib/cnpg/cluster/_validation.tpl b/library/common/templates/lib/cnpg/cluster/_validation.tpl
index 73124530..a69a60bf 100644
--- a/library/common/templates/lib/cnpg/cluster/_validation.tpl
+++ b/library/common/templates/lib/cnpg/cluster/_validation.tpl
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   {{- end -}}
 
   {{- if (hasKey $objectData "backups") -}}
-    {{- if $objectData.backups.enabled -}}
+    {{- if and $objectData.backups.enabled $objectData.backups.target -}}
       {{- $validTargets := (list "primary" "prefer-standby") -}}
       {{- if not (mustHas $objectData.backups.target $validTargets) -}}
         {{- fail (printf "CNPG Backup - Expected [backups.target] to be one of [%s], but got [%s]" (join ", " $validTargets) $objectData.backups.target) -}}