diff --git a/helm-toolkit/templates/snippets/_kubernetes_upgrades_daemonset.tpl b/helm-toolkit/templates/snippets/_kubernetes_upgrades_daemonset.tpl
index 29f287d19b..4849af27e5 100644
--- a/helm-toolkit/templates/snippets/_kubernetes_upgrades_daemonset.tpl
+++ b/helm-toolkit/templates/snippets/_kubernetes_upgrades_daemonset.tpl
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@
 {{- define "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_upgrades_daemonset" -}}
 {{- $envAll := index . 0 -}}
 {{- $component := index . 1 -}}
-{{- $upgradeMap := index $envAll.Values.pod.lifecycle.upgrades.daemonsets $component }}
+{{- $upgradeMap := index $envAll.Values.pod.lifecycle.upgrades.daemonsets $component -}}
+{{- $pod_replacement_strategy := $envAll.Values.pod.lifecycle.upgrades.daemonsets.pod_replacement_strategy -}}
 {{- with $upgradeMap -}}
 {{- if .enabled }}
 minReadySeconds: {{ .min_ready_seconds }}
 updateStrategy:
-  type: {{ .pod_replacement_strategy }}
-  {{- if .pod_replacement_strategy }}
-  {{- if eq .pod_replacement_strategy "RollingUpdate" }}
+  type: {{ $pod_replacement_strategy }}
+  {{- if $pod_replacement_strategy }}
+  {{- if eq $pod_replacement_strategy "RollingUpdate" }}
   rollingUpdate:
     maxUnavailable: {{ .max_unavailable }}
   {{- end }}