diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index def0b68..f2d691a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ module jenkins {
 
   app = {
     name          = "jenkins"
+    description   = "some custom description"
     version       = "1.5.0"
     chart         = "jenkins"
     force_update  = true
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index cf8ffb1..aafa33e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ resource "helm_release" "this" {
   name                       = var.app["name"]
   version                    = var.app["version"]
   chart                      = var.app["chart"]
-  force_update               = lookup(var.app, "force_update", true)
+  force_update               = lookup(var.app, "force_update", false)
+  description                = lookup(var.app, "description", null)
   wait                       = lookup(var.app, "wait", true)
   recreate_pods              = lookup(var.app, "recreate_pods", true)
   max_history                = lookup(var.app, "max_history", 0)