diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/default/paperless/app/helmrelease.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/default/paperless/app/helmrelease.yaml
index bc40177e7..19d64ff50 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/default/paperless/app/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/default/paperless/app/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ spec:
               # Configure OCR
               PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGES: deu eng
               PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGE: deu+eng
-              PAPERLESS_OCR_MODE: redo
+              PAPERLESS_OCR_MODE: skip
               PAPERLESS_OCR_USER_ARGS: '{"invalidate_digital_signatures": true}'
               #PAPERLESS_OCR_SKIP_ARCHIVE_FILE: with_text
               # Configure redis integration