diff --git a/charts/coco-supported/sandbox/templates/ssh-key-eso.yaml b/charts/coco-supported/sandbox/templates/ssh-key-eso.yaml
index 31898e1b..c9f41db2 100644
--- a/charts/coco-supported/sandbox/templates/ssh-key-eso.yaml
+++ b/charts/coco-supported/sandbox/templates/ssh-key-eso.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ if .Values.sandbox.azure }}
+{{- if and (ne .Values.global.secretStore.backend "none") (.Values.sandbox.azure) }}
 ---
 apiVersion: "external-secrets.io/v1beta1"
 kind: ExternalSecret
diff --git a/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbs-operator-keys.yaml b/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbs-operator-keys.yaml
index 8122fb24..ca55e22b 100644
--- a/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbs-operator-keys.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbs-operator-keys.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if ne .Values.global.secretStore.backend "none" }}
 ---
 apiVersion: "external-secrets.io/v1beta1"
 kind: ExternalSecret
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@ spec:
       type: Opaque
   dataFrom:
   - extract:
-      key: {{ .Values.kbs.publicKey }}
\ No newline at end of file
+      key: {{ .Values.kbs.publicKey }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbs-passphrase-eso.yaml b/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbs-passphrase-eso.yaml
index d6f55023..c6e116c3 100644
--- a/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbs-passphrase-eso.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbs-passphrase-eso.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if ne .Values.global.secretStore.backend "none" }}
 ---
 apiVersion: "external-secrets.io/v1beta1"
 kind: ExternalSecret
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@ spec:
       type: Opaque
   dataFrom:
   - extract:
-      key: {{ .Values.kbs.passphrase }}
\ No newline at end of file
+      key: {{ .Values.kbs.passphrase }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbsres1-eso.yaml b/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbsres1-eso.yaml
index 94a0e092..21bb9e42 100644
--- a/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbsres1-eso.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/trustee/templates/kbsres1-eso.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if ne .Values.global.secretStore.backend "none" }}
 ---
 apiVersion: "external-secrets.io/v1beta1"
 kind: ExternalSecret
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@ spec:
       type: Opaque
   dataFrom:
   - extract:
-      key: {{ .Values.kbs.kbsres1 }}
\ No newline at end of file
+      key: {{ .Values.kbs.kbsres1 }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/hub/trustee/templates/securityPolicy-eso.yaml b/charts/hub/trustee/templates/securityPolicy-eso.yaml
index 3358111a..ad3f0557 100644
--- a/charts/hub/trustee/templates/securityPolicy-eso.yaml
+++ b/charts/hub/trustee/templates/securityPolicy-eso.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if ne .Values.global.secretStore.backend "none" }}
 ---
 apiVersion: "external-secrets.io/v1beta1"
 kind: ExternalSecret
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@ spec:
       type: generic
   dataFrom:
   - extract:
-      key: {{ .Values.kbs.securityPolicy }}
\ No newline at end of file
+      key: {{ .Values.kbs.securityPolicy }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file