diff --git a/charts/testkube-api/README.md b/charts/testkube-api/README.md
index 1aadf9383..85d8b8cc8 100644
--- a/charts/testkube-api/README.md
+++ b/charts/testkube-api/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ A Helm chart for Testkube api
 | global.testWorkflows.createOfficialTemplates | bool | `true` |  |
 | global.testWorkflows.createServiceAccountTemplates | bool | `true` |  |
 | global.testWorkflows.globalTemplate.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
+| global.testWorkflows.globalTemplate.external | bool | `false` |  |
 | global.testWorkflows.globalTemplate.name | string | `"global-template"` |  |
 | global.testWorkflows.globalTemplate.spec | object | `{}` |  |
 | global.tls.caCertPath | string | `""` |  |
diff --git a/charts/testkube-api/templates/testworkflows/builtin-templates/global-template.yaml b/charts/testkube-api/templates/testworkflows/builtin-templates/global-template.yaml
index 8815865ee..7d585d46b 100644
--- a/charts/testkube-api/templates/testworkflows/builtin-templates/global-template.yaml
+++ b/charts/testkube-api/templates/testworkflows/builtin-templates/global-template.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if .Values.global.testWorkflows.globalTemplate.enabled }}
+{{- if and .Values.global.testWorkflows.globalTemplate.enabled (not .Values.global.testWorkflows.globalTemplate.enabled) }}
 apiVersion: testworkflows.testkube.io/v1
 kind: TestWorkflowTemplate
 metadata:
diff --git a/charts/testkube/values.yaml b/charts/testkube/values.yaml
index 7e81ba113..58b47b776 100644
--- a/charts/testkube/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/testkube/values.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ global:
       enabled: false
       # -- Name of the global template
       name: global-template
+      # -- Is the global template sourced externally? (otherwise it's created from spec below)
+      external: false
       # -- Specification for the global template
       spec: {}
       # spec: