diff --git a/charts/portal/Chart.lock b/charts/portal/Chart.lock
index 831646171..fa76da0ce 100644
--- a/charts/portal/Chart.lock
+++ b/charts/portal/Chart.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencies:
 - name: common
   repository: file://../common
-  version: 0.1.3
-digest: sha256:458eeb38012b33fb226ca0cb45ecbcdd21e2a28025619bc0b01dd71a079c9882
-generated: "2024-10-11T11:24:57.022871+02:00"
+  version: 0.1.4
+digest: sha256:05e31c3eb487f942d4ac07ce0dfe4e0620779b589ef481cdd6534c73a7f0ca27
+generated: "2024-11-20T11:36:34.0773803+02:00"
diff --git a/charts/portal/Chart.yaml b/charts/portal/Chart.yaml
index 80f9a1b1c..03b4b89dd 100644
--- a/charts/portal/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 appVersion: "0.164.0"
 description: Helm Chart for the openmfp Portal
 name: portal
-version: 0.69.87
+version: 0.69.88
 dependencies:
   - name: common
     repository: file://../common
-    version: 0.1.3
+    version: 0.1.4
diff --git a/charts/portal/charts/common-0.1.4.tgz b/charts/portal/charts/common-0.1.4.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a82fafeec
Binary files /dev/null and b/charts/portal/charts/common-0.1.4.tgz differ
diff --git a/charts/portal/templates/deploy.yaml b/charts/portal/templates/deploy.yaml
index 1b4efff89..6fa839a41 100644
--- a/charts/portal/templates/deploy.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/templates/deploy.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+  name: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
-    app: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+    app: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
 spec:
   strategy:
     rollingUpdate:
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ spec:
   revisionHistoryLimit: 3
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+      app: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        app: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+        app: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
     spec:
-      serviceAccountName: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
       securityContext:
         runAsUser: 1000
         runAsGroup: 3000
         fsGroup: 2000
       containers:
-      - name: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+      - name: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
         image: {{ .Values.image.name }}:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         securityContext:
diff --git a/charts/portal/templates/istio-destination-rule.yaml b/charts/portal/templates/istio-destination-rule.yaml
index 6c210d77b..cbfa097fc 100644
--- a/charts/portal/templates/istio-destination-rule.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/templates/istio-destination-rule.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{{- if .Values.istio.enabled -}}
+{{- if eq (include "common.istioEnabled" .) "true" -}}
 apiVersion: "networking.istio.io/v1alpha3"
 kind: "DestinationRule"
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+  name: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 spec:
-  host: {{ include "entity.name" . }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local
+  host: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local
   trafficPolicy:
     tls:
       mode: ISTIO_MUTUAL
diff --git a/charts/portal/templates/istio-peerauthentication.yaml b/charts/portal/templates/istio-peerauthentication.yaml
index c12e10607..57be5b47c 100644
--- a/charts/portal/templates/istio-peerauthentication.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/templates/istio-peerauthentication.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-{{- if .Values.istio.enabled -}}
+{{- if eq (include "common.istioEnabled" .) "true" -}}
 apiVersion: "security.istio.io/v1beta1"
 kind: "PeerAuthentication"
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+  name: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+      app: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   mtls:
     mode: STRICT
 {{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/portal/templates/istio-virtual-service.yaml b/charts/portal/templates/istio-virtual-service.yaml
index f2a3bc134..f9a7262f0 100644
--- a/charts/portal/templates/istio-virtual-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/templates/istio-virtual-service.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-{{- if .Values.istio.enabled -}}
+{{- if eq (include "common.istioEnabled" .) "true" -}}
 apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
 kind: VirtualService
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+  name: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 spec:
   gateways:
   - {{ .Release.Namespace }}/gateway
   hosts:
-  {{- if (.Values.istio.virtualService).hosts }}
-{{ .Values.istio.virtualService.hosts | toYaml | nindent 2}}
+  {{- if (.Values.virtualService).hosts }}
+{{ .Values.virtualService.hosts | toYaml | nindent 2}}
   {{- else }}
   {{ range $domainName := .Values.baseDomains }}
   - {{ $domainName }}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
       - DELETE
     route:
     - destination:
-        host: {{ include "entity.name" . }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local
+        host: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local
         port:
           number: 8080
 {{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/portal/templates/rbac.yaml b/charts/portal/templates/rbac.yaml
index 8b6f9fbf4..443444e1f 100644
--- a/charts/portal/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   name: read-contentconfigurations-global
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
-    name: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+    name: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
     namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
diff --git a/charts/portal/templates/sa.yaml b/charts/portal/templates/sa.yaml
index a86085722..939d253d4 100644
--- a/charts/portal/templates/sa.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/templates/sa.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+  name: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 imagePullSecrets:
   - name: {{ .Values.image.pullSecret }}
diff --git a/charts/portal/templates/service.yaml b/charts/portal/templates/service.yaml
index 93d46a049..94190ee6a 100644
--- a/charts/portal/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/templates/service.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 kind: Service
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+  name: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 spec:
   selector:
-    app: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+    app: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   ports:
     - name: http
       protocol: TCP
diff --git a/charts/portal/templates/sidecar.yaml b/charts/portal/templates/sidecar.yaml
index 5a283ba2b..3d172bd63 100644
--- a/charts/portal/templates/sidecar.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/templates/sidecar.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-{{- if .Values.istio.enabled -}}
+{{- if eq (include "common.istioEnabled" .) "true" -}}
 apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1beta1
 kind: Sidecar
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+  name: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 spec:
   workloadSelector:
     labels:
-      app: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+      app: {{ include "common.entity.name" . }}
   outboundTrafficPolicy:
     mode: ALLOW_ANY
 {{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/portal/tests/__snapshot__/istio_test.yaml.snap b/charts/portal/tests/__snapshot__/istio_test.yaml.snap
index 25f5b37c9..749ad78d9 100644
--- a/charts/portal/tests/__snapshot__/istio_test.yaml.snap
+++ b/charts/portal/tests/__snapshot__/istio_test.yaml.snap
@@ -92,59 +92,6 @@ matches the snapshot:
         deletionPolicy: Retain
         name: portal-client-secret-portal
   3: |
-    apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
-    kind: DestinationRule
-    metadata:
-      name: RELEASE-NAME-portal
-      namespace: NAMESPACE
-    spec:
-      host: RELEASE-NAME-portal.NAMESPACE.svc.cluster.local
-      trafficPolicy:
-        tls:
-          mode: ISTIO_MUTUAL
-  4: |
-    apiVersion: security.istio.io/v1beta1
-    kind: PeerAuthentication
-    metadata:
-      name: RELEASE-NAME-portal
-      namespace: NAMESPACE
-    spec:
-      mtls:
-        mode: STRICT
-      selector:
-        matchLabels:
-          app: RELEASE-NAME-portal
-  5: |
-    apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
-    kind: VirtualService
-    metadata:
-      name: RELEASE-NAME-portal
-      namespace: NAMESPACE
-    spec:
-      gateways:
-        - NAMESPACE/gateway
-      hosts:
-        - portal.example.com
-        - portal.portal.example.com
-        - portal2.example.com
-        - portal.portal2.example.com
-      http:
-        - corsPolicy:
-            allowHeaders:
-              - Authorization
-              - Content-Type
-              - '*'
-            allowMethods:
-              - GET
-              - POST
-              - PUT
-              - DELETE
-          route:
-            - destination:
-                host: RELEASE-NAME-portal.NAMESPACE.svc.cluster.local
-                port:
-                  number: 8080
-  6: |
     apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
     kind: ClusterRole
     metadata:
@@ -158,7 +105,7 @@ matches the snapshot:
           - get
           - watch
           - list
-  7: |
+  4: |
     apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
     kind: ClusterRoleBinding
     metadata:
@@ -171,7 +118,7 @@ matches the snapshot:
       - kind: ServiceAccount
         name: RELEASE-NAME-portal
         namespace: NAMESPACE
-  8: |
+  5: |
     apiVersion: v1
     imagePullSecrets:
       - name: github
@@ -179,7 +126,7 @@ matches the snapshot:
     metadata:
       name: RELEASE-NAME-portal
       namespace: NAMESPACE
-  9: |
+  6: |
     apiVersion: v1
     kind: Service
     metadata:
@@ -193,18 +140,6 @@ matches the snapshot:
       selector:
         app: RELEASE-NAME-portal
       type: ClusterIP
-  10: |
-    apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1beta1
-    kind: Sidecar
-    metadata:
-      name: RELEASE-NAME-portal
-      namespace: NAMESPACE
-    spec:
-      outboundTrafficPolicy:
-        mode: ALLOW_ANY
-      workloadSelector:
-        labels:
-          app: RELEASE-NAME-portal
 matches the snapshot with istio disabled:
   1: |
     apiVersion: apps/v1
diff --git a/charts/portal/tests/istio-virtual_service_test.yaml b/charts/portal/tests/istio-virtual_service_test.yaml
index 478bfe100..2d302f27a 100644
--- a/charts/portal/tests/istio-virtual_service_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/tests/istio-virtual_service_test.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ values:
   - ../test-values.yaml
 tests:
   - it: virtual service match the snapshot
+    set:
+      global:
+        istio:
+          enabled: true
     asserts:
       - matchSnapshot: {}
diff --git a/charts/portal/tests/istio_test.yaml b/charts/portal/tests/istio_test.yaml
index e5f10aa9e..fe1897498 100644
--- a/charts/portal/tests/istio_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/portal/tests/istio_test.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ chart:
   appVersion: 1.0.0
 tests:
   - it: matches the snapshot
+    set:
+      istio:
+        enabled: false
     values:
       - ../test-values.yaml
     asserts: