diff --git a/charts/sonatype-nexus/templates/secret.yaml b/charts/sonatype-nexus/templates/secret.yaml
index 3f272cc..4676420 100644
--- a/charts/sonatype-nexus/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/charts/sonatype-nexus/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
-  name: {{ template "nexus.name" . }}-secret
+  name: {{ toYaml .Values.secret.metadata.name }}
   namespace: {{ template "nexus.namespace" . }}
   labels:
 {{ include "nexus.labels" . | indent 4 }}
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ metadata:
 data:
 {{ toYaml .Values.secret.data | indent 2 }}
 {{- end}}
+type: {{ toYaml .Values.secret.type }}
diff --git a/charts/sonatype-nexus/values.yaml b/charts/sonatype-nexus/values.yaml
index 1b785f6..1192fa0 100644
--- a/charts/sonatype-nexus/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/sonatype-nexus/values.yaml
@@ -310,9 +310,12 @@ deployment:
 
 # # To use an additional secret, set enable to true and add data
 secret:
+  metadata:
+    name: nexus-secret
   enabled: false
   mountPath: /etc/secret-volume
   readOnly: true
+  type: Opaque
   data:
 
 # # To use an additional service, set enable to true