diff --git a/ceph/templates/deployment.yaml b/ceph/templates/deployment.yaml
index e5eeb6f8e2..26012c1167 100644
--- a/ceph/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/ceph/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ spec:
               memory: "100Mi"
               cpu: "2000m"
 ---
+# rgw not required: using if statement for deployment 
+{{- if .Values.rgw.enabled }}
 kind: Deployment
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 metadata:
@@ -304,3 +306,5 @@ spec:
             limits:
               memory: "500Mi"
               cpu: ".5"
+{{ end }}
+# end: rgw removed optionally
diff --git a/ceph/values.yaml b/ceph/values.yaml
index c96c723abd..6f783d1c4c 100644
--- a/ceph/values.yaml
+++ b/ceph/values.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ storage:
   osd_directory: /var/lib/aic-helm/ceph/osd
   var_directory: /var/lib/aic-helm/ceph/ceph
 
+# rgw is optionall disabled
+rgw:
+  enabled: false
+
 # Setting this to false will assume you will
 # setup and orchestrate your own secrets and 
 # configmaps outside of this helm chart