diff --git a/hosting/k8s/helm/templates/secrets.yaml b/hosting/k8s/helm/templates/secrets.yaml
index ea3e2c528..e93702cf9 100644
--- a/hosting/k8s/helm/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ b/hosting/k8s/helm/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
     {{- include "trigger-v4.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 type: Opaque
 data:
-  htpasswd: {{ htpasswd .Values.registry.auth.username .Values.registry.auth.password | b64enc | quote }}
+  htpasswd: {{ htpasswd .Values.registry.auth.username .Values.registry.auth.password | trim | b64enc | quote }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret