diff --git a/apps/templates/mbgwp-helm.yaml b/apps/templates/mbgwp-helm.yaml
index f3188a2..85c5f97 100644
--- a/apps/templates/mbgwp-helm.yaml
+++ b/apps/templates/mbgwp-helm.yaml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ spec:
           database: bitnami_wordpress
           existingSecret: mbgwp-mariadb-credentials
           existingSecretPasswordKey: password
+        wordpressOverrideDatabaseSettings: true
         customHTAccessCM: prod-wordpress-cm
         resourcesPreset: "small"
         livenessProbe: