diff --git a/charts/sourcegraph/README.md b/charts/sourcegraph/README.md
index 103dc890..1e905141 100644
--- a/charts/sourcegraph/README.md
+++ b/charts/sourcegraph/README.md
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ In addition to the documented values, all services also support the following va
 | searcher.serviceAccount.create | bool | `false` | Enable creation of ServiceAccount for `searcher` |
 | searcher.serviceAccount.name | string | `""` | Name of the ServiceAccount to be created or an existing ServiceAccount |
 | searcher.storageSize | string | `"26Gi"` | Size of the PVC for searcher pods to store cache data |
+| sgTestConnection | object | `{"enabled":true}` | Enable the busybox connection test after deployment |
 | sourcegraph.affinity | object | `{}` | Global Affinity, learn more from the [Kubernetes documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#affinity-and-anti-affinity) |
 | sourcegraph.image.defaultTag | string | `"{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"` | Global docker image tag |
 | sourcegraph.image.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` | Global docker image pull policy |
diff --git a/charts/sourcegraph/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/sourcegraph/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
index 8bf16f39..1fdec25a 100644
--- a/charts/sourcegraph/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
+++ b/charts/sourcegraph/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if .Values.sgTestConnection.enabled }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Pod
 metadata:
@@ -12,4 +13,5 @@ spec:
       image: busybox
       command: ['wget']
       args: ['sourcegraph-frontend:30080/']
-  restartPolicy: Never
\ No newline at end of file
+  restartPolicy: Never
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/sourcegraph/values.yaml b/charts/sourcegraph/values.yaml
index 320f488d..71d99506 100644
--- a/charts/sourcegraph/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/sourcegraph/values.yaml
@@ -1266,3 +1266,7 @@ extraResources: []
 #   preemptionPolicy: Never
 #   description: "gitserver priority class"
 priorityClasses: []
+
+# -- Enable the busybox connection test after deployment
+sgTestConnection:
+  enabled: true