diff --git a/src/_nebari/stages/kubernetes_services/template/rook-ceph.tf b/src/_nebari/stages/kubernetes_services/template/rook-ceph.tf
index ed3ec894f..c40b6fae3 100644
--- a/src/_nebari/stages/kubernetes_services/template/rook-ceph.tf
+++ b/src/_nebari/stages/kubernetes_services/template/rook-ceph.tf
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ module "rook-ceph" {
 }
 
 resource "helm_release" "rook-ceph" {
+  count = local.enable-ceph-cluster ? 1 : 0
+
   name       = "rook-ceph"
   namespace  = var.environment
   repository = "https://charts.rook.io/release"