diff --git a/cmd/synchronizer/main.go b/cmd/synchronizer/main.go
index 9d1dbd7..0b4ef8a 100644
--- a/cmd/synchronizer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/synchronizer/main.go
@@ -202,16 +202,11 @@ func (sc *syncConfig) synchronize() error {
 					return err
 				}
 				data[k] = w
-			} else {
-				slice, ok := v.([]byte)
-				if ok {
-					data[k] = slice
-				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		if len(data) == 0 {
-			log.Println("secret", v, "data conversion failed, skipping")
+			log.Println("secret", v, "is not a simple key-value, skipping")
 			continue
 		}