diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2526e00..ac6634d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ### Added
 
+- 🧱(helm) disable createsuperuser job by setting #863
 - 🔒️(passwords) add validators for production #850
 - ✨(domains) allow to re-run check on domain if status is failed
 - ✨(organization) add `is_active` field
diff --git a/src/helm/desk/Chart.yaml b/src/helm/desk/Chart.yaml
index fdf6d1f..8b9451e 100644
--- a/src/helm/desk/Chart.yaml
+++ b/src/helm/desk/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 type: application
 name: desk
-version: 0.0.5
+version: 0.0.6
diff --git a/src/helm/desk/README.md b/src/helm/desk/README.md
index c480011..633f2d5 100644
--- a/src/helm/desk/README.md
+++ b/src/helm/desk/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
 | `backend.extraVolumeMounts`                           | Additional volumes to mount on the backend.                                        | `[]`                                                                             |
 | `backend.extraVolumes`                                | Additional volumes to mount on the backend.                                        | `[]`                                                                             |
 | `backend.createsuperuser.command`                     | The command to create the django super user                                        | `python manage.py createsuperuser --username admin@example.com --password admin` |
+| `backend.createsuperuser.enabled`                     | Whether to create the superuser job                                                | `true`                                                                           |
+| `backend.createsuperuser.restartPolicy`               | The restart policy for the job                                                     | `Never`                                                                          |
 
 ### frontend
 
diff --git a/src/helm/desk/templates/backend_job_createsuperuser.yaml b/src/helm/desk/templates/backend_job_createsuperuser.yaml
index 0b0c1ab..492d828 100644
--- a/src/helm/desk/templates/backend_job_createsuperuser.yaml
+++ b/src/helm/desk/templates/backend_job_createsuperuser.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if .Values.backend.createsuperuser.enabled -}}
 {{- $envVars := include "desk.common.env" (list . .Values.backend) -}}
 {{- $fullName := include "desk.backend.fullname" . -}}
 {{- $component := "backend" -}}
@@ -120,3 +121,4 @@ spec:
           emptyDir: {}
           {{- end }}
         {{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/src/helm/desk/values.yaml b/src/helm/desk/values.yaml
index aaa5daf..80a989e 100644
--- a/src/helm/desk/values.yaml
+++ b/src/helm/desk/values.yaml
@@ -178,8 +178,12 @@ backend:
   extraVolumes: []
 
   ## @param backend.createsuperuser.command The command to create the django super user
+  ## @param backend.createsuperuser.enabled Whether to create the superuser job
+  ## @param backend.createsuperuser.restartPolicy The restart policy for the job
   createsuperuser:
+    enabled: true
     command: python manage.py createsuperuser --username admin@example.com --password admin
+    restartPolicy: Never
 
 ## @section frontend
 frontend: