diff --git a/charts/spire/README.md b/charts/spire/README.md
index a1be77d..ae6d2fb 100644
--- a/charts/spire/README.md
+++ b/charts/spire/README.md
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ Now you can interact with the Spire agent socket from your own application. The
 | `global.spire.upstreamServerAddress`             | Set what address to use for the upstream server when using nested spire                                                                                                                                                                | `""`              |
 | `global.spire.recommendations.enabled`           | Use recommended settings for production deployments. Default is off.                                                                                                                                                                   | `false`           |
 | `global.spire.recommendations.priorityClassName` | Set to true to use recommended values for Pod Priority Class Names                                                                                                                                                                     | `true`            |
+| `global.spire.recommendations.strictMode`        | Check values, such as trustDomain, are overridden with a suitable value for production.                                                                                                                                                | `true`            |
 | `global.spire.image.registry`                    | Override all Spire image registries at once                                                                                                                                                                                            | `""`              |
 | `global.spire.namespaces.system.name`            | Name of the Spire system Namespace.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `spire-system`    |
 | `global.spire.namespaces.system.create`          | Create a Namespace for Spire system resources.                                                                                                                                                                                         | `false`           |
diff --git a/charts/spire/templates/_spire-lib.tpl b/charts/spire/templates/_spire-lib.tpl
index 735e7ac..1641c72 100644
--- a/charts/spire/templates/_spire-lib.tpl
+++ b/charts/spire/templates/_spire-lib.tpl
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ if strictMode is enabled and the boolean is true
 {{ $root := index . 0 }}
 {{ $message := index . 1 }}
 {{ $condition := index . 2 }}
-{{- if (dig "spire" "strictMode" false $root.Values.global) }}
+{{- if or (dig "spire" "strictMode" false $root.Values.global) (and (dig "spire" "recommendations" "enabled" false $root.Values.global) (dig "spire" "recommendations" "strictMode" true $root.Values.global)) }}
 {{- if $condition }}
 {{- fail $message }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/spire/values.yaml b/charts/spire/values.yaml
index 0e45703..59c461e 100644
--- a/charts/spire/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/spire/values.yaml
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ global:
 
     ## @param global.spire.recommendations.enabled Use recommended settings for production deployments. Default is off.
     ## @param global.spire.recommendations.priorityClassName Set to true to use recommended values for Pod Priority Class Names
+    ## @param global.spire.recommendations.strictMode Check values, such as trustDomain, are overridden with a suitable value for production.
     recommendations:
       enabled: false
       priorityClassName: true
+      strictMode: true
 
     image:
       ## @param global.spire.image.registry Override all Spire image registries at once
diff --git a/examples/production/values.yaml b/examples/production/values.yaml
index fb5c4cc..ca6b116 100644
--- a/examples/production/values.yaml
+++ b/examples/production/values.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ global:
     prometheus:
       enabled: true
   spire:
-    strictMode: true
     recommendations:
       enabled: true