diff --git a/plural/helm/plural/Chart.yaml b/plural/helm/plural/Chart.yaml
index c34990d6c..cc55a305f 100644
--- a/plural/helm/plural/Chart.yaml
+++ b/plural/helm/plural/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: plural
 description: A helm chart for installing plural
 appVersion: 0.11.8
-version: 0.10.99
+version: 0.10.100
 dependencies:
   - name: hydra
     version: 0.26.5
diff --git a/plural/helm/plural/templates/secrets.yaml b/plural/helm/plural/templates/secrets.yaml
index 78935a8fc..a0c017c1c 100644
--- a/plural/helm/plural/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ b/plural/helm/plural/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ data:
   BUCKET: {{ .Values.api.bucket | b64enc | quote }}
   DKR_DNS: {{ .Values.ingress.dkr_dns | b64enc | quote }}
   JWT_SECRET: {{ .Values.secrets.jwt | b64enc | quote }}
-  SECRET_KEY_BASE: {{ randAlphaNum 10 | b64enc | quote }}
+  SECRET_KEY_BASE: {{ .Values.secrets.key_base | default (randAlphaNum 24) | b64enc | quote }}
   ERLANG_COOKIE: {{ .Values.secrets.erlang | b64enc | quote }}
   JWT_PRIVATE_KEY: {{ .Values.secrets.jwt_pk | b64enc | quote }}
   JWT_CERT: {{ .Values.secrets.jwt_cert | b64enc | quote }}