diff --git a/values/matomo/values/values-prod.yaml b/values/matomo/values/values-prod.yaml
index 970a27a8..30ffd0af 100644
--- a/values/matomo/values/values-prod.yaml
+++ b/values/matomo/values/values-prod.yaml
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ mariadb:
   ## @param mariadb.auth.password Password for the database
   ##
   auth:
+    usePasswordFiles: false
     ## ref: https://github.com/bitnami/containers/tree/main/bitnami/mariadb#setting-the-root-password-on-first-run
     ##
     rootPassword: en to tre fire