diff --git a/chart/templates/NOTES.txt b/chart/templates/NOTES.txt
index c7a8b6bd6aa57035c354295c25aec8167c10cf26..319e8e783cd8c77be4d885f6b59ac4f6edebeaa8 100644
--- a/chart/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/chart/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ chose not to enable this by default. See https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/
 {{- end }}
 {{ if $.Values.postgresql.install }}
 WARNING: If you are upgrading from a previous version of the GitLab Helm Chart, there is a major upgrade to the included PostgreSQL chart, which requires manual steps be performed. Please see our upgrade documentation for more information: https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/installation/upgrade.html
+
+#####################
+PLATFORM ONE WARNING: You have enabled an internal postgres database in the values configuration. 
+                      PlatformOne does not support this option for production deployments.
+                      This non-default option should only be used for development or CI pipelines.                      
+#####################
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/* task-runner replicas */}}
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 1d0d892659736ffe815b637144b3bdc09c77fb57..c0a1c5ccdb1100a02b8b263ac15d414b80ee5420 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ postgresql:
   postgresqlUsername: gitlab
   # This just needs to be set. It will use a second entry in existingSecret for postgresql-postgres-password
   postgresqlPostgresPassword: bogus
-  install: true
+  install: false
   postgresqlDatabase: gitlabhq_production
   image:
     ## could not get IronBank hardened image to work with the postgres sub-chart