diff --git a/deploy/podman/native/secret.yaml.example b/deploy/podman/native/secret.yaml.example
index 11f2df61..fec2f395 100644
--- a/deploy/podman/native/secret.yaml.example
+++ b/deploy/podman/native/secret.yaml.example
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
+# NOTE: update the installer if you update this file.
 apiVersion: v1
 data:
-  IL_UI_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ""
-  IL_UI_ADMIN_USERNAME: ""
-  IL_UI_DEPLOYMENT: ""
-  IL_ENABLE_DEV_MODE: ""
-  IL_ENABLE_DOC_CONVERSION: ""
-  NEXT_PUBLIC_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES: ""
-  NEXT_PUBLIC_TAXONOMY_ROOT_DIR: ""
-  NEXTAUTH_URL: ""
-  NEXTAUTH_SECRET: ""
-  NEXT_PUBLIC_API_SERVER: ""
+  IL_UI_ADMIN_PASSWORD: <PASSWORD>
+  IL_UI_ADMIN_USERNAME: <USERNAME>
+  IL_UI_DEPLOYMENT: <UI_DEPLOYMENT>
+  IL_ENABLE_DEV_MODE: <DEV_MODE>
+  IL_ENABLE_DOC_CONVERSION: <DOC_CONVERSION>
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES: <EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES>
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_TAXONOMY_ROOT_DIR: <TAXONOMY_ROOT_DIR>
+  NEXTAUTH_URL: <AUTH_URL>
+  NEXTAUTH_SECRET: <AUTH_SECRET>
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_API_SERVER: <API_SERVER_URL>
 
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
diff --git a/installers/podman/ilab-ui-native-installer.sh b/installers/podman/ilab-ui-native-installer.sh
index c365e81b..52f0f54c 100755
--- a/installers/podman/ilab-ui-native-installer.sh
+++ b/installers/podman/ilab-ui-native-installer.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ declare USER_TAXONOMY_DIR
 declare AUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"
 declare AUTH_SECRET="your_super_secret_random_string"
 declare DEV_MODE="false"
+declare DOC_CONVERSION="true"
 declare EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES=""
 declare PYENV_DIR=""
 declare API_SERVER_URL=""
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ if [[ "$COMMAND" == "install" ]]; then
 	AUTH_URL_B64=$(echo -n "$AUTH_URL" | base64)
 	AUTH_SECRET_B64=$(echo -n "$AUTH_SECRET" | base64)
 	DEV_MODE_B64=$(echo -n "$DEV_MODE" | base64)
+	DOC_CONVERSION_B64=$(echo -n "$DOC_CONVERSION" | base64)
 
 	if [[ "$EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES" == "" ]]; then
 		if [[ "$IS_ILAB_INSTALLED" == "true" ]]; then
@@ -478,6 +480,7 @@ if [[ "$COMMAND" == "install" ]]; then
 		sed -i "" "s|<AUTH_URL>|$AUTH_URL_B64|g" secret.yaml
 		sed -i "" "s|<AUTH_SECRET>|$AUTH_SECRET_B64|g" secret.yaml
 		sed -i "" "s|<DEV_MODE>|$DEV_MODE_B64|g" secret.yaml
+		sed -i "" "s|<DOC_CONVERSION>|$DOC_CONVERSION_B64|g" secret.yaml
 		sed -i "" "s|<EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES>|$EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES_B64|g" secret.yaml
 		sed -i "" "s|<API_SERVER_URL>|$API_SERVER_URL_B64|g" secret.yaml
 	else
@@ -488,6 +491,7 @@ if [[ "$COMMAND" == "install" ]]; then
 		sed -i "s|<AUTH_URL>|$AUTH_URL_B64|g" secret.yaml
 		sed -i "s|<AUTH_SECRET>|$AUTH_SECRET_B64|g" secret.yaml
 		sed -i "s|<DEV_MODE>|$DEV_MODE_B64|g" secret.yaml
+		sed -i "s|<DOC_CONVERSION>|$DOC_CONVERSION_B64|g" secret.yaml
 		sed -i "s|<EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES>|$EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES_B64|g" secret.yaml
 		sed -i "s|<API_SERVER_URL>|$API_SERVER_URL_B64|g" secret.yaml
 	fi