diff --git a/vault-secrets-operator/values.yaml b/vault-secrets-operator/values.yaml
index 07d8f63..9232cd6 100644
--- a/vault-secrets-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/vault-secrets-operator/values.yaml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ controller:
       #
       # default: "none"
       # @type: string
-      persistenceModel: "direct-encrypted"
+      persistenceModel: "none"
 
       # Defines the size of the in-memory LRU cache *in entries*, that is used by the client cache controller.
       # May also be set via the `VSO_CLIENT_CACHE_SIZE` environment variable.