diff --git a/charts/redis/templates/redis-standalone.yaml b/charts/redis/templates/redis-standalone.yaml
index 8a026b794..8a76723d2 100644
--- a/charts/redis/templates/redis-standalone.yaml
+++ b/charts/redis/templates/redis-standalone.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ spec:
     securityContext: {{ toYaml .Values.redisExporter.securityContext | nindent 6 }}
     {{- end }}
   
+  {{- if (or .Values.externalConfig.enabled .Values.redisStandalone.maxMemoryPercentOfLimit) }}
   redisConfig:
   {{- if .Values.externalConfig.enabled }}
     additionalRedisConfig: "{{ .Values.redisStandalone.name | default .Release.Name }}-ext-config"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ spec:
     maxMemoryPercentOfLimit: {{ .Values.redisStandalone.maxMemoryPercentOfLimit }}
   {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
   {{- if .Values.storageSpec }}
   storage: {{ toYaml .Values.storageSpec | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}