diff --git a/charts/couchbase-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/couchbase-operator/Chart.yaml
index b80c3f0..8a1b5ad 100644
--- a/charts/couchbase-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/couchbase-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: couchbase-operator
 description: A Helm chart to deploy the Couchbase Autonomous Operator for easily deploying, managing, and maintaining Couchbase Clusters. Couchbase Server is a NoSQL document database with a distributed architecture for performance, scalability, and availability. It enables developers to build applications easier and faster by leveraging the power of SQL with the flexibility of JSON.
-version: 2.32.1
+version: 2.32.2
 appVersion: 2.3.2
 type: application
 keywords:
diff --git a/charts/couchbase-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/couchbase-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
index e367c91..4309722 100644
--- a/charts/couchbase-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/couchbase-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -280,27 +280,35 @@ Determine if tls legacy mode is enabled.  Legacy TLS involves use of static secr
   {{/* legacy is explicitly set */}}
   {{- true -}}
 {{- else  -}}
-  {{- $deprecatedClusterName := (include "couchbase-cluster.fullname" .) -}}
-  {{- $deprecatedClusterSpec := (lookup "couchbase.com/v2" "CouchbaseCluster" .Release.Namespace $deprecatedClusterName) -}}
-  {{- if $deprecatedClusterSpec -}}
-    {{- $deprecatedTLS := $deprecatedClusterSpec.spec.networking.tls -}}
-    {{- if $deprecatedTLS -}}
-      {{- if $deprecatedTLS.static -}}
-        {{/* legacy format is in use for legacy-style cluster  */}}
-        {{- true -}}
-      {{- end -}}
+  {{/* check if request spec is in legacy format */}}
+  {{- $requestSpecTLS := .Values.cluster.networking.tls -}}
+  {{- if $requestSpecTLS -}}
+    {{- if $requestSpecTLS.static -}}
+      {{- true -}}
     {{- end -}}
-    {{- else -}}
-    {{- $clusterName := (include "couchbase-cluster.clustername" .) -}}
-    {{- $clusterSpec := (lookup "couchbase.com/v2" "CouchbaseCluster" .Release.Namespace $clusterName) -}}
-    {{- if $clusterSpec -}}
-      {{- $clusterTLS := $clusterSpec.spec.networking.tls -}}
-      {{- if $clusterTLS -}}
-        {{- if $clusterTLS.static -}}
-          {{/* legacy format is in use for cluster  */}}
+  {{- else -}}
+    {{- $deprecatedClusterName := (include "couchbase-cluster.fullname" .) -}}
+    {{- $deprecatedClusterSpec := (lookup "couchbase.com/v2" "CouchbaseCluster" .Release.Namespace $deprecatedClusterName) -}}
+    {{- if $deprecatedClusterSpec -}}
+      {{- $deprecatedTLS := $deprecatedClusterSpec.spec.networking.tls -}}
+      {{- if $deprecatedTLS -}}
+        {{- if $deprecatedTLS.static -}}
+          {{/* legacy format is in use for legacy-style cluster  */}}
           {{- true -}}
         {{- end -}}
       {{- end -}}
+      {{- else -}}
+      {{- $clusterName := (include "couchbase-cluster.clustername" .) -}}
+      {{- $clusterSpec := (lookup "couchbase.com/v2" "CouchbaseCluster" .Release.Namespace $clusterName) -}}
+      {{- if $clusterSpec -}}
+        {{- $clusterTLS := $clusterSpec.spec.networking -}}
+        {{- if $clusterTLS -}}
+          {{- if $clusterTLS.static -}}
+            {{/* legacy format is in use for cluster  */}}
+            {{- true -}}
+          {{- end -}}
+        {{- end -}}
+      {{- end -}}
     {{- end -}}
   {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}