diff --git a/ci/default/values/fence.yaml b/ci/default/values/fence.yaml
index ec280afd8..386b1bd96 100644
--- a/ci/default/values/fence.yaml
+++ b/ci/default/values/fence.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 fence:
+  enabled: true
   # -- (map) External Secrets settings.
   externalSecrets:
     createK8sJwtKeysSecret: false