diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64125829d0..8caaa20ee6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@
 #### Removed
 
 ## Connect Chart
+### [Unreleased](https://github.com/redpanda-data/helm-charts/releases/tag/connect-FILLMEIN) - YYYY-MM-DD
+#### Fixed
+* Fixed empty lines after labels when .Values.commonLabels is empty
+* Fixed opentelemetry tracer configuration example, should be open_telemetry_collector
+
 ### [3.0.1](https://github.com/redpanda-data/helm-charts/releases/tag/connect-3.0.1)
 #### Added
 * Parameter to configure submitting anonymous telemetry data
diff --git a/charts/connect/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/connect/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 73c82f3156..5ea603935f 100644
--- a/charts/connect/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/connect/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ helm.sh/chart: {{ include "redpanda-connect.chart" . }}
 app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
 {{- end }}
 app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
-{{ with .Values.commonLabels }}
-{{- toYaml . -}}
+{{- if .Values.commonLabels }}
+{{ tpl (toYaml .Values.commonLabels) . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
diff --git a/charts/connect/values.yaml b/charts/connect/values.yaml
index e016907c1b..8693749bdc 100644
--- a/charts/connect/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/connect/values.yaml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ serviceMonitor:
 #   prometheus: {}
 
 # tracing:
-#   openTelemetry:
+#   open_telemetry_collector:
 #     http: []
 #     grpc: []
 #     tags: {}