diff --git a/helm/kubernetes-operator/Chart.yaml b/helm/kubernetes-operator/Chart.yaml
index 13f2b16..661c322 100644
--- a/helm/kubernetes-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/kubernetes-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: kubernetes-operator
 description: NetBird Kubernetes Operator
 type: application
-version: 0.1.6
+version: 0.1.7
 appVersion: "0.1.2"
diff --git a/helm/kubernetes-operator/templates/rbac.yaml b/helm/kubernetes-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
index 2593d21..dfeb05f 100644
--- a/helm/kubernetes-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/helm/kubernetes-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ rules:
   - get
   - patch
   - update
-{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled }}
+{{- if or .Values.netbirdAPI.key .Values.netbirdAPI.keyFromSecret }}
 - apiGroups:
   - netbird.io
   resources:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ rules:
   - get
   - list
   - watch
-{{- if or .Values.ingress.enabled .Values.clusterSecretsPermissions.allowAllSecrets }}
+{{- if or (or .Values.netbirdAPI.key .Values.netbirdAPI.keyFromSecret) .Values.clusterSecretsPermissions.allowAllSecrets }}
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ rules:
   - get
   - list
   - watch
-{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled }}
+{{- if or .Values.netbirdAPI.key .Values.netbirdAPI.keyFromSecret }}
   - patch
   - update
   - create