diff --git a/elasticsearch/templates/test/test-elasticsearch-health.yaml b/elasticsearch/templates/test/test-elasticsearch-health.yaml
index dd5eaa043..567ff0559 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/templates/test/test-elasticsearch-health.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/templates/test/test-elasticsearch-health.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+{{- if .Values.tests.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Pod
 metadata:
@@ -24,3 +25,4 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml .Values.imagePullSecrets | indent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
   restartPolicy: Never
+{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/elasticsearch/values.yaml b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
index 9ef799b83..2e9ee99cf 100755
--- a/elasticsearch/values.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ networkPolicy:
     #           values:
     #             - frontend
 
+tests:
+  enabled: true
+
 # Deprecated
 # please use the above podSecurityContext.fsGroup instead
 fsGroup: ""