diff --git a/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml b/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
index 4971003..0b54a52 100644
--- a/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
+++ b/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     "helm.sh/resource-policy": "keep"
 data:
-  # try to get the old secrets
-  # keep in mind, that a dry-run only returns an empty map
-  {{- $previous := lookup "v1" "Secret" .Release.Namespace "connect-secrets" }}
+  # try to get the old secret
+  # keep in mind, that a dry-run only returns an empty map 
+  {{- $old_sec := lookup "v1" "Secret" .Release.Namespace "connect-secrets" }}
 
-  # check, if a secret is already set
-  {{- if or (not $previous) (not $previous.data) }}
+ # check, if a secret is already set
+  {{- if or (not $old_sec) (not $old_sec.data) }}
   # if not set, then generate a new password
   JWT_SECRET: "{{ .Values.connect.jwt.secret | b64enc }}"
   ADMIN_PASSWORD: "{{ .Values.connect.admin.password | b64enc }}"
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ data:
   MAIL_PASSWORD: "{{ .Values.connect.mail.password | b64enc }}"
   {{ else }}
   # if set, then use the old value
-  JWT_SECRET: "{{ index $previous.data "JWT_SECRET" }}"
-  ADMIN_PASSWORD: "{{ index $previous.data "ADMIN_PASSWORD" }}"
-  DATASOURCE_USERNAME: "{{ index $previous.data "DATASOURCE_USERNAME" }}"
-  DATASOURCE_PASSWORD: "{{ index $previous.data "DATASOURCE_PASSWORD" }}"
-  ELASTIC_USERNAME: "{{ index $previous.data "ELASTIC_USERNAME" }}"
-  ELASTIC_PASSWORD: "{{ index $previous.data "ELASTIC_PASSWORD" }}"
-  OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET: "{{ index $previous.data "OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET" }}"
-  MAIL_USER: "{{ index $previous.data "MAIL_USER" }}"
-  MAIL_PASSWORD: "{{ index $previous.data "MAIL_PASSWORD" }}"
+  JWT_SECRET: {{ index $old_sec.data "JWT_SECRET" }}
+  ADMIN_PASSWORD: {{ index $old_sec.data "ADMIN_PASSWORD" }}
+  DATASOURCE_USERNAME: {{ index $old_sec.data "DATASOURCE_USERNAME" }}
+  DATASOURCE_PASSWORD: {{ index $old_sec.data "DATASOURCE_PASSWORD" }}
+  ELASTIC_USERNAME: {{ index $old_sec.data "ELASTIC_USERNAME" }}
+  ELASTIC_PASSWORD: {{ index $old_sec.data "ELASTIC_PASSWORD" }}
+  OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET: {{ index $old_sec.data "OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET" }}
+  MAIL_USER: {{ index $old_sec.data "MAIL_USER" }}
+  MAIL_PASSWORD: {{ index $old_sec.data "MAIL_PASSWORD" }}
   {{ end }}