diff --git a/templates/secret.yaml b/templates/secret.yaml
index 90482fb..164376c 100644
--- a/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "wordpress-nginx.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 type: Opaque
-data:
-  db-password: {{ .Values.wordpress.dbPassword | b64enc | quote }}
-  admin-password: {{ .Values.wordpress.adminPassword | default (randAlphaNum 16) | b64enc | quote }}
-  auth-key: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | b64enc | quote }}
-  secure-auth-key: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | b64enc | quote }}
-  logged-in-key: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | b64enc | quote }}
-  nonce-key: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | b64enc | quote }}
-  auth-salt: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | b64enc | quote }}
-  secure-auth-salt: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | b64enc | quote }}
-  logged-in-salt: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | b64enc | quote }}
-  nonce-salt: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | b64enc | quote }}
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+stringData:
+  db-password: {{ .Values.wordpress.dbPassword | quote }}
+  admin-password: {{ .Values.wordpress.adminPassword | default (randAlphaNum 16) | quote }}
+  auth-key: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | quote }}
+  secure-auth-key: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | quote }}
+  logged-in-key: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | quote }}
+  nonce-key: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | quote }}
+  auth-salt: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | quote }}
+  secure-auth-salt: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | quote }}
+  logged-in-salt: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | quote }}
+  nonce-salt: {{ randAlphaNum 64 | quote }}
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