diff --git a/stable/hoard/Chart.yaml b/stable/hoard/Chart.yaml
index 88889de704..4da72545a4 100644
--- a/stable/hoard/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/hoard/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hoard
-version: 0.6.0
+version: 0.6.1
 appVersion: 1.1.5
 description: Hoard is a stateless, deterministically encrypted, content-addressed object store
 home: https://github.com/monax/hoard
diff --git a/stable/hoard/templates/deployment.yaml b/stable/hoard/templates/deployment.yaml
index de6d92671d..8c7f5f8c3e 100644
--- a/stable/hoard/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/hoard/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ spec:
               key: secret-access-key
 {{- end }}
 {{- if eq .Values.storage.type "gcs" }}
-{{ required "A valid storage credential is required." .Values.storage.credentialsSecret }}
         - name: GCLOUD_SERVICE_KEY
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef: