diff --git a/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml b/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
index f356cd5..620af3a 100644
--- a/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
+++ b/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ data:
 #  {{- $old_sec_data := (get $old_sec "data") | default dict }}
 
 #  {{- $jwtSecret := (get $old_sec_data "JWT_SECRET") | default (randAlphaNum 32 | b64enc) }}
-  JWT_SECRET: {{ default (randAlphaNum 32 | b64enc) }}
+  JWT_SECRET: {{ default (randAlphaNum 32) | b64enc }}
 
   ADMIN_PASSWORD: "{{ .Values.connect.database.password | b64enc}}"
   DATASOURCE_USERNAME: "{{ .Values.connect.database.username | b64enc }}"