diff --git a/release/superplane-helm-chart/helm/templates/api.yaml b/release/superplane-helm-chart/helm/templates/api.yaml
index 610dac8c8c..a5783d706a 100644
--- a/release/superplane-helm-chart/helm/templates/api.yaml
+++ b/release/superplane-helm-chart/helm/templates/api.yaml
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ spec:
 {{- else }}
               value: "no"
 {{- end }}
+            - name: ENABLE_PASSWORD_LOGIN
+              value: {{ ternary "yes" "no" .Values.authentication.enablePasswordLogin | quote }}
             - name: OWNER_SETUP_ENABLED
 {{- if .Values.api.ownerSetupEnabled }}
               value: "yes"
diff --git a/release/superplane-helm-chart/helm/values.yaml b/release/superplane-helm-chart/helm/values.yaml
index 5ff3b0792c..29fe223bed 100644
--- a/release/superplane-helm-chart/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/release/superplane-helm-chart/helm/values.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ domain:
 
 authentication:
   secretName: ""
+  enablePasswordLogin: true
   github:
     enabled: true
     clientId: ""