diff --git a/k8s-common/cert-manager/default-values.yaml b/k8s-common/cert-manager/default-values.yaml
index 70c5515..d7c4b72 100644
--- a/k8s-common/cert-manager/default-values.yaml
+++ b/k8s-common/cert-manager/default-values.yaml
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # These values as applied first as template-provided defaults
+
+startupapicheck:
+  enabled: false