diff --git a/ceph/templates/secrets.yaml b/ceph/templates/secrets.yaml
index 05f547ce28..eafaca486f 100644
--- a/ceph/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ b/ceph/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ metadata:
 type: Opaque
 data:
   ceph-client-key: |
-{{ include "secrets/ceph-client-key" . | indent 4 }}
+{{ include "secrets/ceph-client-key" . | b64enc | indent 4 }}
diff --git a/common/templates/secrets.yaml b/common/templates/secrets.yaml
index ea0b9c1ea2..62387f2f2b 100644
--- a/common/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ b/common/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
 type: kubernetes.io/rbd
 data: 
   key: |
-{{ include "secrets/ceph-client-key" . | indent 4 }}
+{{ include "secrets/ceph-client-key" . | b64enc | indent 4 }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ metadata:
 type: kubernetes.io/rbd
 data:
   key: |
-{{ include "secrets/ceph-client-key" . | indent 4 }}
+{{ include "secrets/ceph-client-key" . | b64enc | indent 4 }}