diff --git a/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml b/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
index 758b5a6..23fb152 100644
--- a/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
+++ b/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ data:
   {{- $old_sec := lookup "v1" "Secret" .Release.Namespace $secret_name }}
 
  # check, if a secret is already set
-  {{- if or (or (not $old_sec) (not $old_sec.data)) (not index $old_sec.data "JWT_SECRET") }}
+  {{- if or (or (not $old_sec) (not $old_sec.data)) (not (index $old_sec.data "JWT_SECRET")) }}
   # if not set, then generate a new password
   JWT_SECRET: {{ randAlphaNum 32 | b64enc }}
   {{ else }}