diff --git a/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml b/smardigo/templates/connect/secret.yml
index 1aeb07e..530fc39 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 | default dict }}
   {{- $old_sec_data := (get $old_sec "data") | default dict }}
 
-  {{- $jwtSecret := (get $old_sec_data "JWT_SECRET") | default (randAlphaNum 32) }}
+  {{- $jwtSecret := (get $old_sec_data "JWT_SECRET") }}
   JWT_SECRET_1: {{ $jwtSecret }}
   JWT_SECRET: {{ default (randAlphaNum 32) | b64enc }}