diff --git a/charts/espresso/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/espresso/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 844c8a0a..dd90c59f 100644
--- a/charts/espresso/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/espresso/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ spec:
           command: ['/bin/bash', '/scripts/init.sh'] 
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
-                name: eso-espresso-sequencer-secrets-{{ $type }}
+                {{- if $.Values.externalSecrets.enabled }}
+                name: {{ $.Values.externalSecrets.name }}-{{ $type }}
+                {{- else }}
+                name: k8s-espresso-sequencer-secrets-{{ $type }}
+                {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: init-env
               mountPath: /etc/espresso
diff --git a/charts/espresso/values.yaml b/charts/espresso/values.yaml
index f697d223..655f4ccf 100644
--- a/charts/espresso/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/espresso/values.yaml
@@ -77,19 +77,19 @@ nodes:
   #       memory: "12000Mi"
     # -- Secrets to be used by the node.
     # The secret key must be the same as the one in the Secret resource or ExternalSecret resource.
-    secrets:
-      # -- Sequencer secret key. Must match the secret key in the Secret resource or ExternalSecret resource for the sequencer node secrets.
-      sequencerSecretKey: ""
-      # -- Postgres secret key. Must match the secret key in the Secret resource or ExternalSecret resource for the postgres related secrets.
-      postgresSecretKey: ""
-      data: []
     # secrets:
-    #   data:
-    #     - secretKey: espresso-sequencer-private-keys-normal-asia
-    #       remoteRef:
-    #         key: "espresso-sequencer-private-keys-normal-asia"
-    # -- Node name to identify the node in the Espresso's Node Validator Dashboard. The node index will be appended to the node name.
-    nodeName: ""
+    #   # -- Sequencer secret key. Must match the secret key in the Secret resource or ExternalSecret resource for the sequencer node secrets.
+    #   sequencerSecretKey: ""
+    #   # -- Postgres secret key. Must match the secret key in the Secret resource or ExternalSecret resource for the postgres related secrets.
+    #   postgresSecretKey: ""
+    #   data: []
+    # # secrets:
+    # #   data:
+    # #     - secretKey: espresso-sequencer-private-keys-normal-asia
+    # #       remoteRef:
+    # #         key: "espresso-sequencer-private-keys-normal-asia"
+    # # -- Node name to identify the node in the Espresso's Node Validator Dashboard. The node index will be appended to the node name.
+    # nodeName: ""
     # nodeName: "nethermind-sequencer-da-<region>"
 
 nodes_config: