diff --git a/charts/soft-serve/templates/stateful-set.yaml b/charts/soft-serve/templates/stateful-set.yaml
index 0d84eca..0ed35ea 100644
--- a/charts/soft-serve/templates/stateful-set.yaml
+++ b/charts/soft-serve/templates/stateful-set.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
         - name: SOFT_SERVE_SSH_PUBLIC_URL
           value: "ssh://{{ .Values.ingress.domain }}:{{ .Values.sshPublicPort }}"
         - name: SOFT_SERVE_INITIAL_ADMIN_KEYS
-          value: "{{ .Values.adminKey }}"
+          value: |-
+{{ indent 12 .Values.adminKey }}
         {{ if and .Values.privateKey .Values.publicKey }}
         - name: SOFT_SERVE_SSH_KEY_PATH
           value: /.ssh/key