diff --git a/templates/config.libsonnet b/templates/config.libsonnet
index dad15f0e8..5b86b4486 100644
--- a/templates/config.libsonnet
+++ b/templates/config.libsonnet
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ local clouds = import "clouds.libsonnet";
     }
   },
   secrets: (
-    if std.member($.jenkins.plugins, "gerrit-trigger") || $.jenkins.mountPrivateKey then {
+    if std.member($.jenkins.plugins, "gerrit-trigger") || (std.objectHas($.jenkins, 'mountPrivateKey') && $.jenkins.mountPrivateKey) then {
         "gerrit-trigger-plugin": {
           username: "genie." + $.project.shortName,
           identityFile: "/run/secrets/jenkins/ssh/id_rsa",