diff --git a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/templates/persistentvolume.yaml b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/templates/persistentvolume.yaml
index 88eb04d1..9d6ba4d5 100644
--- a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/templates/persistentvolume.yaml
+++ b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/templates/persistentvolume.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
   volumeMode: Filesystem
   accessModes:
     - {{ .Values.storageClass.accessModes }}
-  persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: {{ .Values.storageClass.reclaimPolicy }}
+  persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: {{ .Values.nfs.reclaimPolicy }}
   storageClassName: ""
   {{- if .Values.nfs.mountOptions }}
   mountOptions:
diff --git a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml
index 0a4f03dc..1f911e7e 100644
--- a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ nfs:
   path: /nfs-storage
   mountOptions:
   volumeName: nfs-subdir-external-provisioner-root
+  reclaimPolicy: Delete # Reclaim policy for the main nfs volume
 
 # For creating the StorageClass automatically:
 storageClass: