diff --git a/helm/config/default.conf b/helm/config/default.conf
index 7e0b8cb..75be472 100644
--- a/helm/config/default.conf
+++ b/helm/config/default.conf
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ server {
       otel_span_attr opa.reason $opa_reason;
       {{ end }}
 
+      {{ if .Values.backend.enabled }}
       proxy_pass http://{{ .Values.backend.host }}:{{ .Values.backend.port }};
+      {{ end }}
     }
 
     {{ if .Values.authorization.enabled }}
diff --git a/helm/values.md b/helm/values.md
index 7213798..913dfe3 100644
--- a/helm/values.md
+++ b/helm/values.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ A Helm chart for nginx
 | authorization.domain | string | `"example"` | Your authorization domain |
 | authorization.enabled | bool | `true` | Use authroization mechanism |
 | authorization.url | string | `"http://localhost:8181/v1/data/http/authz/decision"` | Authorization endpoint |
+| backend.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable or disable the proxy_pass to the backend service |
 | backend.host | string | `"backend-service"` | Backend service name for proxy_pass |
 | backend.port | int | `8080` | Backend service port |
 | caKey | string | `"ca.crt"` | Key in the CA secret that contains the certificate data |
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index 171bd4f..439e38c 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ image:
   # -- Docker image name
   repository: nginx
   # -- Docker image tag. If no value is specified, appVersion will be taken.
-  tag: ''
+  tag: ""
 # -- Port on which the application will listen
 port: 8080
 # -- Port to which the service will forward traffic
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ extraVolumeMounts: []
 sidecars: ""
 
 backend:
+  # -- Enable or disable the proxy_pass to the backend service
+  enabled: false
   # -- Backend service name for proxy_pass
   host: "backend-service"
   # -- Backend service port