diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
index ee759ca1..6d5c5bac 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: nextcloud
-version: 9.4.0
+version: 9.4.1
 # renovate: image=docker.io/library/nextcloud
 appVersion: 35.0.1
 description: A file sharing server that puts the control and security of your own data back into your hands.
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml
index ab2ddc3e..272e55c5 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ spec:
               readOnly: true
             {{- end }}
             {{- end }}
+            {{- if or $.Values.redis.enabled $.Values.externalRedis.enabled }}
+            - name: php-confd
+              mountPath: "/usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/redis-session.ini" # fix permission denied error
+              subPath: redis-session.ini
+            {{- end }}
           {{- if not .Values.nginx.enabled }}
           ports:
             - name: http
@@ -271,11 +276,6 @@ spec:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
-            {{- if $.Values.redis.enabled }}
-            - name: php-confd
-              mountPath: "/usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/redis-session.ini" # fix permission denied error
-              subPath: redis-session.ini
-            {{- end }}
             {{- include "nextcloud.volumeMounts" $ | trim | nindent 12 }}
         {{- end }}
         {{- end }}{{/* end-if cronjob.enabled */}}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ spec:
       {{- with $.Values.nextcloud.priorityClassName | default $.Values.priorityClassName }}
       priorityClassName: {{ . }}
       {{- end }}
-      {{- if or .Values.nextcloud.extraInitContainers .Values.mariadb.enabled .Values.postgresql.enabled .Values.redis.enabled }}
+      {{- if or .Values.nextcloud.extraInitContainers .Values.mariadb.enabled .Values.postgresql.enabled .Values.redis.enabled .Values.externalRedis.enabled }}
       initContainers:
         {{- with .Values.nextcloud.extraInitContainers }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ spec:
             - "-c"
             - "until pg_isready -h ${POSTGRES_HOST} -U ${POSTGRES_USER} ; do sleep 2 ; done"
         {{- end }}{{/* end-if any database-initContainer */}}
-        {{- if .Values.redis.enabled }}
+        {{- if or $.Values.redis.enabled $.Values.externalRedis.enabled }}
         # create empty redis file for nextcloud entrypoint to override it
         - name: init-redis-session-ini
           # Using the same image as nextcloud to get the same UID to write the configuration.
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ spec:
             name: {{ template "nextcloud.fullname" . }}-hooks
             defaultMode: 0o755
         {{- end }}
-        {{- if .Values.redis.enabled }}
+        {{- if or $.Values.redis.enabled $.Values.externalRedis.enabled }}
         - name: php-confd
           emptyDir: {}
         {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
index 860ad7ad..059a18b5 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ nextcloud:
     # Set postgresql initContainer securityContext parameters. For example, you may need to define runAsNonRoot directive
     securityContext: {}
 
-    # Settings for the Redis init container that creates a configuration file to address permission issue in some cluster
-    redisInitContainer:
-      resources: {}
+  # Settings for the Redis init container that creates a configuration file to address permission issue in some cluster
+  redisInitContainer:
+    resources: {}
 
   # -- priority class for nextcloud.
   # Overrides .Values.priorityClassName