diff --git a/cluster-agent/templates/secret-cluster-agent.yaml b/cluster-agent/templates/secret-cluster-agent.yaml
index 9087c2f..d85d7c9 100644
--- a/cluster-agent/templates/secret-cluster-agent.yaml
+++ b/cluster-agent/templates/secret-cluster-agent.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if not .Values.controllerInfo.existingSecret }}
 {{ $secret := (lookup "v1" "Secret" .Release.Namespace "cluster-agent-secret") }}
 {{ $annotations := dict "temp" "temp" }}
 {{ if $secret }}
@@ -25,4 +26,5 @@ data:
   {{- end -}}
   {{- end -}}
 {{ end -}}
-{{ end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{ end -}}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cluster-agent/values.yaml b/cluster-agent/values.yaml
index 565936a..082f3ce 100644
--- a/cluster-agent/values.yaml
+++ b/cluster-agent/values.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ imageInfo:
 
 # AppDynamics controller info (VALUES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE USER)
 controllerInfo:
+  existingSecret: false
   url: null
   account: null
   username: null