diff --git a/charts/tdw-server/templates/server/ingress.yaml b/charts/tdw-server/templates/server/ingress.yaml
index 6d8205f..e4a79f3 100644
--- a/charts/tdw-server/templates/server/ingress.yaml
+++ b/charts/tdw-server/templates/server/ingress.yaml
@@ -4,17 +4,21 @@ kind: Ingress
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "server.fullname" . }}
   labels:
+    {{- if .Values.ingress.labels }}  
     {{- toYaml .Values.ingress.labels | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
     {{- include "server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- with .Values.ingress.annotations }}
   annotations:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.tls }}
   tls:
-  - hosts:
+    - hosts:
       - {{ .Values.server.host | quote }}
     secretName: {{ .Values.fullnameOverride }}-tls
+  {{- end }}
   rules:
   - host: {{ .Values.server.host | quote }}
     http:
diff --git a/charts/tdw-server/values.yaml b/charts/tdw-server/values.yaml
index 2ceec0c..9f07095 100644
--- a/charts/tdw-server/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/tdw-server/values.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 nameOverride: "tdw-server"
 fullnameOverride: "tdw-server"
-ingressSuffix: ""
 
 selectorLabels: {}
 
 ingress:
+  tls: false
   labels: []
   annotations: []
 
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ server:
     tag: pre-0.0.11
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     pullSecrets: []
+  # host is required when enabling TLS in the ingress
+  # host: server.myapp.example
 
   environment:
     ENDORSER_MULTIKEY: ""