diff --git a/values/matomo/values/values-prod.yaml b/values/matomo/values/values-prod.yaml
index 3870bebc..78c63570 100644
--- a/values/matomo/values/values-prod.yaml
+++ b/values/matomo/values/values-prod.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ global:
 
 ## @param usePasswordFiles Mount credentials as files instead of using environment variables
 ##
-usePasswordFiles: true
+usePasswordFiles: false
 
 ## @section Matomo parameters
 ##