diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index 6c103a3..891b4be 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ dependencies:
 - name: kafka
   repository: https://tip.jfrog.io/artifactory/tip-wlan-cloud-ucentral-helm/
   version: 13.0.2
+  condition: kafka.enabled
 - name: owls
   repository: "git+https://github.com/Telecominfraproject/wlan-cloud-owls@helm?ref=main"
   version: 0.1.0