diff --git a/chart/templates/ingress.yaml b/chart/templates/ingress.yaml
index 3b3966f6..1a344eb1 100644
--- a/chart/templates/ingress.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ metadata:
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-request-buffering: "off"
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-buffering: "off"
     {{- if .Values.ingress.tls }}
-    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "cert-main"
+    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: {{ .Values.ingress.custom_cluster_issuer | default "cert-main" }}
     {{- end }}
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/upstream-vhost: "{{ .Values.ingress.host }}"
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/configuration-snippet: |
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ spec:
 
 
 {{ if .Values.ingress.tls }}
+{{ if not .Values.ingress.custom_cluster_issuer }}
 ---
 
 apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
@@ -103,3 +104,4 @@ spec:
 
 {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 2a50ad3f..efa0d1db 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -304,10 +304,13 @@ ingress:
   #host: ""
   cert_email: "test@example.com"
   tls: false
+  # Optional: Uncomment to use your own cluster-issuer instead of default ACME https validation
+  # custom_cluster_issuer: custom_cluster_issuer-name
 
 ingress_class: nginx
 
 
+
 # Signing Options
 # =========================================
 # optionally enable signer