diff --git a/charts/redis-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/redis-operator/Chart.yaml
index 0dda1987..bc5d4f97 100644
--- a/charts/redis-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/redis-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ dependencies:
     version: v1.12.4
     repository: https://charts.jetstack.io
     alias: certmanager
-    condition: certmanager.enabled
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+    condition: certmanager.install
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/redis-operator/values.yaml b/charts/redis-operator/values.yaml
index 79b3861a..cf1e6acc 100644
--- a/charts/redis-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/redis-operator/values.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ issuer:
     ingressClass: nginx
 
 certmanager:
+  # Turns on the chart dependency on cert-manager and will install it in the cluster
+  install: false
+  # Hands over certificate creation and management to cert-manager by creating cert-manager CRs. 
+  # It's your responsibility to make sure the CRs are compatible with the installed cert-manager
+  # if certmanager.install is disabled (default). If you're using a incompatible version of 
+  # cert-manager you can always turn this off (default) and provide your own cert-manager CRs to
+  # create a certificate and save it to the secret defined by certificate.secretName.
   enabled: false
 
 priorityClassName: ""