diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index d987f84..f35eaf7 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -85,14 +85,18 @@ spec:
                 {{- end }}
               {{- end }}
             - name: LB_DB_USER_PWD
+              {{- if eq .Values.mariadb.enabled true }}
+              value: {{ .Values.mariadb.userDatabase.password.value }}
+              {{- else }}
+                {{- if .Values.externalDatabase.existingSecretConfig.passwordField }}
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ include "librebooking.databaseSecretName" . }}
-                  {{- if .Values.mariadb.enabled }}
-                  key: mariadb-password
-                  {{- else }}
                   key: {{ .Values.externalDatabase.existingSecretConfig.passwordField }}
-                  {{- end }}
+                {{- else}}
+              value: {{ .Values.externalDatabase.password }}
+                {{- end }}
+              {{- end }}
             - name: LB_DB_NAME
               {{- if eq .Values.mariadb.enabled true }}
               value: {{ .Values.mariadb.userDatabase.name.value }}