diff --git a/bitnami/argo-cd/CHANGELOG.md b/bitnami/argo-cd/CHANGELOG.md
index 3049afd5de580a..c82f5496a99198 100644
--- a/bitnami/argo-cd/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/bitnami/argo-cd/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 7.0.15 (2024-10-01)
+## 7.0.16 (2024-10-08)
 
-* [bitnami/argo-cd] Release 7.0.15 ([#29682](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/pull/29682))
+* [bitnami/argo-cd] fix: provide a functional validation function for validation ([#29724](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/pull/29724))
+
+## <small>7.0.15 (2024-10-01)</small>
+
+* [bitnami/argo-cd] Release 7.0.15 (#29682) ([6b89f04](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/commit/6b89f04f14ccd7aa78811dea9642754899c102da)), closes [#29682](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/issues/29682)
 
 ## <small>7.0.14 (2024-09-26)</small>
 
diff --git a/bitnami/argo-cd/Chart.yaml b/bitnami/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
index 3cf103a3ae42a3..fca0d6670b11be 100644
--- a/bitnami/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/argo-cd/Chart.yaml
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ maintainers:
 name: argo-cd
 sources:
 - https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/main/bitnami/argo-cd
-version: 7.0.15
+version: 7.0.16
diff --git a/bitnami/argo-cd/templates/_helpers.tpl b/bitnami/argo-cd/templates/_helpers.tpl
index e49287dd4ff8df..2d98c503cc25f7 100644
--- a/bitnami/argo-cd/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/bitnami/argo-cd/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -289,7 +289,12 @@ Validate external Redis config
 */}}
 {{- define "argocd.validateValues.externalRedis" -}}
 {{- if not .Values.redis.enabled -}}
+    {{- if not .Values.externalRedis.port -}}
 Argo CD: If the redis dependency is disabled you need to add an external redis port
+    {{- end -}}
+    {{- if not .Values.externalRedis.host -}}
+Argo CD: If the redis dependency is disabled you need to add an external redis host
+    {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}