diff --git a/kube/deploy/core/secrets/onepassword-connect/app/externalsecret-1password-credentials.yaml b/kube/deploy/core/secrets/onepassword-connect/app/externalsecret-1password-credentials.yaml
index 33fc8bb533..0c996a6ddb 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/core/secrets/onepassword-connect/app/externalsecret-1password-credentials.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/core/secrets/onepassword-connect/app/externalsecret-1password-credentials.yaml
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ spec:
     template:
       type: Opaque
       data:
-        1password-credentials.json: '{{ .credentials | b64enc }}' # Document type in 1Password saved directly from Connect Server web wizard
+        1password-credentials.json: '{{ .credentials }}' # Document type in 1Password saved directly from Connect Server web wizard
         # 1password-credentials.json: '{{ .1password-credentials.json }}'
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