diff --git a/roles/osbs-client/templates/osbs.conf.j2 b/roles/osbs-client/templates/osbs.conf.j2
index 19a33f7a33..c950be617c 100644
--- a/roles/osbs-client/templates/osbs.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/osbs-client/templates/osbs.conf.j2
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ username = {{ default.username }}
 {% if default.password is defined %}
 password = {{ default.password }}
 {% endif %}
-{% if default.koji_certs_secret is defined %}
+{% if default.koji_certs_secret != "" %}
 koji_certs_secret = {{ default.koji_certs_secret }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if default.koji_use_kerberos is defined %}