diff --git a/platform/gitea/templates/admin-secret.yaml b/platform/gitea/templates/admin-secret.yaml
index 3140eaa1..23a0f838 100644
--- a/platform/gitea/templates/admin-secret.yaml
+++ b/platform/gitea/templates/admin-secret.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     template:
       data:
         username: gitea_admin
-        password: {{ .data.password }}
+        password: {{` "{{ .data.password }}" `}}
   data:
     - secretKey: password
       remoteRef: