diff --git a/ceph/templates/secrets.yaml b/ceph/templates/secrets.yaml
index 91bff6a203..23e72b0b00 100644
--- a/ceph/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ b/ceph/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ metadata:
   name: "ceph-client-key"
 type: Opaque
 data: |
-  ceph-client-key: {{ include "secrets/ceph-client-key" . | b64enc | indent 4 }}
+  ceph-client-key: {{ include "secrets/ceph-client-key" . | indent 4 }}