diff --git a/templates/cronjob.yaml b/templates/cronjob.yaml
index 50627deb6226e3927393569209ee1c7470871a6a..d344d56bcdc1e666dcfee8466b35299eb75c895a 100644
--- a/templates/cronjob.yaml
+++ b/templates/cronjob.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
                   fi
                   # Check if part before comma and after comma are equal
                   if [[ "${equation%,*}" == "${equation#*,}" ]]; then
-                    output=$(curl -s -w '%{http_code}' {{- if .Values.wordpress.mu_cron.cronjob.curlInsecure }} -k {{- end }} -L 'http://{{ include "wordpress.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}{{ .Values.wordpress.mu_cron.cronjob.path }}?doing_wp_cron&{{ .Values.wordpress.mu_cron.secret }}')
+                    output=$(curl -s -w '%{http_code}' {{- if .Values.wordpress.mu_cron.cronjob.curlInsecure }} -k {{- end }} -L 'http://{{ include "wordpress.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}{{ .Values.wordpress.mu_cron.cronjob.path }}?doing_wp_cron&{{ required "Please set wordpress.mu_cron.secret to a random secret" .Values.wordpress.mu_cron.secret }}')
                     # Note that if the output is 200invalid secret string, you
                     # need to provide the correct secret!
                     if [[ "$output" == "200" ]]; then
diff --git a/values-local.yaml.example b/values-local.yaml.example
index 799fe7b032a221d53ba81ec3572d6d40b57ca01a..ffa1882bcad97c745dd0de7fd9026a6c7e7d7837 100644
--- a/values-local.yaml.example
+++ b/values-local.yaml.example
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ wordpress:
   # NOTE: mu_plugins *must* be enabled if you want to enable mu_cron
   mu_cron:
     enabled: false
-    secret: REPLACE_WITH_RANDOM_SECRET
+    # secret: <Set random secret here>
     # # By default cron runs every 3 minutes, but you can change the schedule
     # # here:
     # cronjob:
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index e11911b049e81bf084b463e6ed07719657a77c4e..696a36d16ed77ed42698961671311a14968a9218 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ wordpress:
   # NOTE: mu_plugins needs to be enabled to enable mu_cron!
   mu_cron:
     enabled: false
-    secret: REPLACE_WITH_RANDOM_SECRET
+    # secret: <overwrite this value in values-local.yaml>
     name: Cron Control
     repo: https://github.com/Automattic/wp-cron-control.git
     slug: wp-cron-control