diff --git a/helm/fishymetrics/templates/secret.yaml b/helm/fishymetrics/templates/secret.yaml
index dc8c08c..83db136 100644
--- a/helm/fishymetrics/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/helm/fishymetrics/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if not $.Values.existingSecret }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
@@ -12,3 +13,4 @@ data:
   vault-secret-id: {{ .Values.vault.secretId | b64enc | quote }}
   elastic-user: {{ .Values.vector.elasticsearch.user | b64enc | quote }}
   elastic-pass: {{ .Values.vector.elasticsearch.pass | b64enc | quote }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/helm/fishymetrics/values.yaml b/helm/fishymetrics/values.yaml
index 15bcbce..cf58d01 100644
--- a/helm/fishymetrics/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/fishymetrics/values.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ log:
   fileMaxBackups: "1"
   fileMaxAge: "1"
 
+# Set to true to consume an existing secret. 
+# For backwards compatibility, the secret name is still expected to be {{ template "fishymetrics.name" . }}-creds
+existingSecret: false
+
 bmc:
   username: ""
   password: ""