diff --git a/kustomization/bases/secrets/secrets.txt b/kustomization/bases/secrets/secrets.txt
index de81f21..d754c05 100644
--- a/kustomization/bases/secrets/secrets.txt
+++ b/kustomization/bases/secrets/secrets.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-ENCRYPTION_KEY={ENCRYPTION_KEY}
-NATS_STAGING_PASSWORD={NATS_STAGING_PASSWORD}
-NATS_PRODUCTION_PASSWORD={NATS_PRODUCTION_PASSWORD}
\ No newline at end of file
+ENCRYPTION_KEY=$ENCRYPTION_KEY
+NATS_STAGING_PASSWORD=$NATS_STAGING_PASSWORD
+NATS_PRODUCTION_PASSWORD=$NATS_PRODUCTION_PASSWORD
\ No newline at end of file