diff --git a/smardigo/templates/sepa-exporter/secret.yml b/smardigo/templates/sepa-exporter/secret.yml
index 7e9bab0..2bde583 100644
--- a/smardigo/templates/sepa-exporter/secret.yml
+++ b/smardigo/templates/sepa-exporter/secret.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ kind: Secret
 metadata:
   name: "sepa-exporter-secrets"
 data:
-  SMA_WORKFLOW_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{ .Values.sepaExporter.workflow.api_token }}"
-  SMA_DOCUMENT_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{ .Values.sepaExporter.document.api_token }}"
+  SMA_WORKFLOW_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{ .Values.sepaExporter.workflow.api_token | b64enc }}"
+  SMA_DOCUMENT_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{ .Values.sepaExporter.document.api_token | b64enc }}"
diff --git a/smardigo/templates/uba-export/secret.yml b/smardigo/templates/uba-export/secret.yml
index 4e4fc49..fc5ebac 100644
--- a/smardigo/templates/uba-export/secret.yml
+++ b/smardigo/templates/uba-export/secret.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ kind: Secret
 metadata:
   name: "uba-export-secrets"
 data:
-  SMA_WORKFLOW_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{ .Values.ubaExporter.workflow.api_token }}"
-  SMA_DOCUMENT_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{ .Values.ubaExporter.document.api_token }}"
+  SMA_WORKFLOW_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{ .Values.ubaExporter.workflow.api_token | b64enc }}"
+  SMA_DOCUMENT_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{ .Values.ubaExporter.document.api_token | b64enc }}"
diff --git a/smardigo/templates/wordpress/secret.yml b/smardigo/templates/wordpress/secret.yml
index a12be82..f49762b 100644
--- a/smardigo/templates/wordpress/secret.yml
+++ b/smardigo/templates/wordpress/secret.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ kind: Secret
 metadata:
   name: "wordpress-secrets"
 data:
-  SMA_WORKFLOW_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{ .Values.wordpress.workflow.api_token }}"
+  SMA_WORKFLOW_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{ .Values.wordpress.workflow.api_token | b64enc }}"
diff --git a/smardigo/values.yaml b/smardigo/values.yaml
index 3055c23..620072a 100644
--- a/smardigo/values.yaml
+++ b/smardigo/values.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ smardigo:
     host: "http://connect"
   workflow:
     host: "http://connect"
-    api_token: ""
 
 connect:
   image:
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ wordpress:
   domain: "dev-mobene-nsodev-wordpress.smardigo.digital"
   workflow:
     # user: buergerportal
-    api_token: ""
+    api_token: "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0JDLUhTMjU2IiwiYWxnIjoiZGlyIn0..L3PfqQCFMcw3zZhZkKnfSw.5S5TeOaKiHI5YbAlDNDGrSl3gDMJlHo2RzU2PyS8l5E.-V3tnhFHCNg8KZ25fYIsAw"
 
 sepaExporter:
   image:
@@ -81,10 +80,10 @@ sepaExporter:
     name: "smardigo/sepa-exporter-app"
   workflow:
     # user: client.sepa-exporter
-    api_token: ""
+    api_token: "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0JDLUhTMjU2IiwiYWxnIjoiZGlyIn0.._1cfi_IHY5SDZgLwdiPCag.impAXcYnQ7tpLTsWJU98iWhf1hX-VPkndeoxChqjL2c.1IcgI6lcUkPQRwSMiJgOQA"
   document:
     # user: client.sepa-exporter
-    api_token: ""
+    api_token: "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0JDLUhTMjU2IiwiYWxnIjoiZGlyIn0.._1cfi_IHY5SDZgLwdiPCag.impAXcYnQ7tpLTsWJU98iWhf1hX-VPkndeoxChqjL2c.1IcgI6lcUkPQRwSMiJgOQA"
 
 ubaExporter:
   image:
@@ -92,10 +91,10 @@ ubaExporter:
     name: "smardigo/mobene-uba-export-app"
   workflow:
     # user: client.uba-exporter
-    api_token: ""
+    api_token: "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0JDLUhTMjU2IiwiYWxnIjoiZGlyIn0..OFcu2Sfz8eM4uPR3s4wdPg.6we1gTQGau2FStphePpaFNBZmRuNvALjInCfGlZ2ZKU.Wtdy-seQgRHGQtche3Py_g"
   document:
     # user: client.uba-exporter
-    api_token: ""
+    api_token: "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0JDLUhTMjU2IiwiYWxnIjoiZGlyIn0..OFcu2Sfz8eM4uPR3s4wdPg.6we1gTQGau2FStphePpaFNBZmRuNvALjInCfGlZ2ZKU.Wtdy-seQgRHGQtche3Py_g"
 
 # services which aren't part of the kubernetes cluster
 sharedService: