diff --git a/helm/defectdojo/templates/initializer-job.yaml b/helm/defectdojo/templates/initializer-job.yaml
index b078a1fdc64..0f43b32bba3 100644
--- a/helm/defectdojo/templates/initializer-job.yaml
+++ b/helm/defectdojo/templates/initializer-job.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ metadata:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
     {{- end }}
 spec:
+  {{- if and (int .Values.initializer.keepSeconds) (gt (int .Values.initializer.keepSeconds) 0) }}
   ttlSecondsAfterFinished: {{ .Values.initializer.keepSeconds }}
+  {{- end }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/helm/defectdojo/values.yaml b/helm/defectdojo/values.yaml
index f480810d432..555d66c4757 100644
--- a/helm/defectdojo/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/defectdojo/values.yaml
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ initializer:
   jobAnnotations: {}
   annotations: {}
   labels: {}
-  keepSeconds: 60
+  keepSeconds: 60  # A positive integer will keep this Job and Pod deployed for the specified number of seconds, after which they will be removed. For all other values, the Job and Pod will remain deployed.
   affinity: {}
   nodeSelector: {}
   resources: