diff --git a/helm/templates/secret.yaml b/helm/templates/secret.yaml
index abb8ae59b..b972b0bf4 100644
--- a/helm/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ data:
   SECRET_KEY: {{ randAlphaNum 50 | b64enc | quote}}
   {{- end }}
   {{- if .Values.backup }}
-  POSTGRESQL__S3_BACKUP__SECRET_KEY: "{{ .Values.backup.secretKey }}"
+  POSTGRESQL__S3_BACKUP__SECRET_KEY: "{{ .Values.backup.secretKey | b64enc }}"
   {{- end}}
-  EMAIL__PASSWORD: "{{ .Values.config.email.password }}"
+  EMAIL__PASSWORD: "{{ .Values.config.email.password | b64enc }}"