diff --git a/charts/simplyblock-operator/templates/controlplane_foundationdb.yaml b/charts/simplyblock-operator/templates/controlplane_foundationdb.yaml
index cd89d25..35d580a 100755
--- a/charts/simplyblock-operator/templates/controlplane_foundationdb.yaml
+++ b/charts/simplyblock-operator/templates/controlplane_foundationdb.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if .Values.operator.enabled }}
+{{- if and .Values.operator.enabled .Values.controlplane.foundationdb.enabled }}
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
diff --git a/charts/simplyblock-operator/values.yaml b/charts/simplyblock-operator/values.yaml
index 9017f05..87c6920 100755
--- a/charts/simplyblock-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/simplyblock-operator/values.yaml
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ controlplane:
     allowedTopologyZones: []
 
   foundationdb:
+    enabled: true
     multiAZ: false
     # redundancyMode controls FDB coordinator count:
     # "double" = 3 coordinators (suitable for 3 workers, tolerates 1 failure)