diff --git a/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 6a9025d..7e1c723 100644
--- a/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ Prints the actual installed version on the cluster
 Prints true if an upgrade job should run, false if not.
 */}}
 {{- define "stream.shouldRunUpgrade" }}
-{{- if not .Release.IsUpgrade }}
+{{- if .Values.upgrade.force }}
+    {{- print "true" }}
+{{- else if not .Release.IsUpgrade }}
     {{- print "false" }}
 {{- else if not .Values.upgrade.enabled }}
     {{- print "false" }}
@@ -72,4 +74,4 @@ Prints true if an upgrade job should run, false if not.
         {{- print "false" }}
     {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 4872c06..74d2b0d 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ upgrade:
   ## @param upgrade.enabled If true, an upgrade job will be run when upgrading the release, modifying your database schema. This works even if `mongodb.enabled` is set to false.
   ##
   enabled: true
+  ## @param upgrade.enabled If true, an upgrade job will be run everytime the Chart is installed or upgraded.
+  ##
+  force: false
   ## @param upgrade.image.registry Stream image registry
   ## @param upgrade.image.repository Stream image repository
   ## @param upgrade.image.tag Stream image tag (immutable tags are recommended)