diff --git a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-statefulset.yaml b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-statefulset.yaml
index c7113954..e9ceb720 100644
--- a/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/osm-seed/templates/tiler-db/tiler-db-statefulset.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{- if .Values.tilerDb.enabled -}}
+{{- if not .Values.tilerDb.useExternalHost.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
@@ -101,3 +102,4 @@ spec:
         {{ .Values.tilerDb.nodeSelector.label_key }} : {{ .Values.tilerDb.nodeSelector.label_value }}
       {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}