diff --git a/templates/beat/deployment.yaml b/templates/beat/deployment.yaml
index 44e958a..60e1071 100644
--- a/templates/beat/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/beat/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{- if .Values.worker.enabled -}}
+{{- if .Values.beat.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -55,4 +56,5 @@ spec:
                 name: {{ include "django.fullname" . }}
             - configMapRef:
                 name: {{ include "django.fullname" . }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index a9bb2de..71c3b0b 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ worker:
   tolerations: []
   affinity: {}
 
+beat:
+  enabled: true
+
 serviceAccount:
   # Specifies whether a service account should be created
   create: false