diff --git a/bitnami/opensearch/1/debian-11/Dockerfile b/bitnami/opensearch/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
index 1eadcb050551..ea3b4a9491fd 100644
--- a/bitnami/opensearch/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/opensearch/1/debian-11/Dockerfile
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL com.vmware.cp.artifact.flavor="sha256:1e1b4657a77f0d47e9220f0c37b9bf7802581b93214fff7d1bd2364c8bf22e8e" \
       org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bullseye" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.created="2023-07-28T03:11:34Z" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.created="2023-07-31T05:08:25Z" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by VMware, Inc" \
       org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.3.10-debian-11-r13" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.3.10-debian-11-r16" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="opensearch" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="VMware, Inc." \
       org.opencontainers.image.version="1.3.10"
diff --git a/bitnami/opensearch/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libopensearch.sh b/bitnami/opensearch/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libopensearch.sh
index 8f1517807353..ff0bba9258b3 100644
--- a/bitnami/opensearch/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libopensearch.sh
+++ b/bitnami/opensearch/1/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libopensearch.sh
@@ -445,19 +445,23 @@ elasticsearch_validate() {
                 print_validation_error "Opensearch does not support plaintext conections (HTTP) when Security is enabled."
             fi
         fi
-        if is_boolean_yes "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_USE_PEM"; then
-            if [[ ! -f "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_NODE_CERT_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_NODE_KEY_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_CA_CERT_LOCATION" ]]; then
-                print_validation_error "In order to configure the TLS encryption for ${DB_FLAVOR^} Transport you must provide your node key, certificate and a valid certification_authority certificate."
+        if ! is_boolean_yes "$DB_SKIP_TRANSPORT_TLS"; then
+            if is_boolean_yes "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_USE_PEM"; then
+                if [[ ! -f "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_NODE_CERT_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_NODE_KEY_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_CA_CERT_LOCATION" ]]; then
+                    print_validation_error "In order to configure the TLS encryption for ${DB_FLAVOR^} Transport you must provide your node key, certificate and a valid certification_authority certificate."
+                fi
+            elif [[ ! -f "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_KEYSTORE_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_TRUSTSTORE_LOCATION" ]]; then
+                print_validation_error "In order to configure the TLS encryption for ${DB_FLAVOR^} Transport with JKS/PKCS12 certs you must mount a valid keystore and truststore."
             fi
-        elif [[ ! -f "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_KEYSTORE_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_TRANSPORT_TLS_TRUSTSTORE_LOCATION" ]]; then
-            print_validation_error "In order to configure the TLS encryption for ${DB_FLAVOR^} Transport with JKS/PKCS12 certs you must mount a valid keystore and truststore."
         fi
         if is_boolean_yes "$DB_HTTP_TLS_USE_PEM"; then
-            if [[ ! -f "$DB_HTTP_TLS_NODE_CERT_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_HTTP_TLS_NODE_KEY_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_HTTP_TLS_CA_CERT_LOCATION" ]]; then
-                print_validation_error "In order to configure the TLS encryption for ${DB_FLAVOR^} you must provide your node key, certificate and a valid certification_authority certificate."
+            if is_boolean_yes "$DB_HTTP_TLS_USE_PEM"; then
+                if [[ ! -f "$DB_HTTP_TLS_NODE_CERT_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_HTTP_TLS_NODE_KEY_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_HTTP_TLS_CA_CERT_LOCATION" ]]; then
+                    print_validation_error "In order to configure the TLS encryption for ${DB_FLAVOR^} you must provide your node key, certificate and a valid certification_authority certificate."
+                fi
+            elif [[ ! -f "$DB_HTTP_TLS_KEYSTORE_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_HTTP_TLS_TRUSTSTORE_LOCATION" ]]; then
+                print_validation_error "In order to configure the TLS encryption for ${DB_FLAVOR^} with JKS/PKCS12 certs you must mount a valid keystore and truststore."
             fi
-        elif [[ ! -f "$DB_HTTP_TLS_KEYSTORE_LOCATION" ]] || [[ ! -f "$DB_HTTP_TLS_TRUSTSTORE_LOCATION" ]]; then
-            print_validation_error "In order to configure the TLS encryption for ${DB_FLAVOR^} with JKS/PKCS12 certs you must mount a valid keystore and truststore."
         fi
     fi