diff --git a/stable/sonatype-nexus/Chart.yaml b/stable/sonatype-nexus/Chart.yaml
index baa333577b..836f65a403 100644
--- a/stable/sonatype-nexus/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/sonatype-nexus/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: sonatype-nexus
-version: 1.0.3
+version: 1.1.0
 appVersion: 3.10.0-04
 description: Sonatype Nexus is an open source repository manager
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/sonatype-nexus/README.md b/stable/sonatype-nexus/README.md
index 36206dc3b6..d9551b5133 100644
--- a/stable/sonatype-nexus/README.md
+++ b/stable/sonatype-nexus/README.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Nexus chart and the
 | `ingress.enabled`                           | Create an ingress for Nexus         | `true`                                  |
 | `ingress.annotations`                       | Annotations to enhance ingress configuration  | `{}`                          |
 | `ingress.tls.enabled`                       | Enable TLS                          | `false`                                 |
-| `ingress.tls.secretName`                    | Name of the secret storing TLS cert | `nexus-tls`                             |
+| `ingress.tls.secretName`                    | Name of the secret storing TLS cert, `false` to use the Ingress' default certificate | `nexus-tls`                             |
 
 If `nexusProxy.env.cloudIamAuthEnabled` is set to `true` the following variables need to be configured
 
diff --git a/stable/sonatype-nexus/templates/ingress.yaml b/stable/sonatype-nexus/templates/ingress.yaml
index e9c32ecc7a..e91e96f27a 100644
--- a/stable/sonatype-nexus/templates/ingress.yaml
+++ b/stable/sonatype-nexus/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ spec:
     - hosts:
         - {{ .Values.nexusProxy.env.nexusDockerHost }}
         - {{ .Values.nexusProxy.env.nexusHttpHost }}
+      {{- if .Values.ingress.tls.secretName }}
       secretName: {{ .Values.ingress.tls.secretName | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end }}